U.S. pushes for prison for Tunisian accused of train plot link

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors pushed Monday for a hefty sentence for a Tunisian man accused of ties to an unsuccessful plot to derail a Canada-U.S. passenger train who agreed last month to a plea deal that included no terrorism charges. Ahmed Abassi, 27, faces sentencing by a federal judge in New York on Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to lying to immigration authorities about his occupation upon entering the United States last year. Abassi's lawyer is expected to ask U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum to sentence him to time served, representing the period Abassi has spent in custody following his arrest in April 2013. Prosecutors in a court filing acknowledged that Abassi faces no more than six months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines. Read More http://ift.tt/1mbMPUe