MANHATTAN — The Second Circuit upheld a ruling against Oussama Kassir, who attempted to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon and is serving multiple life sentences for terrorism-related crimes. Kassir challenged one of his convictions, but the court ruled the “discretionary concurrent sentence doctrine applies” and tossing out his 20-year sentence on the conviction for distributing information related to weapons of mass destruction wouldn’t shorten the amount of time he’ll spend in prison.
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