Michael Finton
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Michael C. Finton, also known as Talib Islam (Arabic: طالب إسلام – Ṭạlib Islām meaning "student of Islam"; born 1980), is an American convert to Islam and a part-time cook who attempted to bomb the Paul Findley Federal Building and the adjacent offices of Congressman Aaron Schock in downtown Springfield, Illinois, on 24 September 2009. He pleaded guilty in federal court on 9 May 2011 and was sentenced to 28 years in prison.
Michael Finton | |
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Born | Michael Curtis Finton 1980 (age 43–44) |
Other names | Talib Islam (طالب إسلام) |
Occupation | Fry cook |
Criminal status | Incarcerated at United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy |
Allegiance | al-Qaeda |
Motive | Terrorism |
Conviction(s) | pled guilty |
Criminal charge | 1) attempt to murder, with malice aforethought, at least one US federal officer and employee; 2) attempt to use a weapon of mass destruction against property owned by the US. |
Penalty | 28 years incarceration |
A resident of Decatur, Illinois, Finton was arrested by an undercover agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Anti-Terrorism Task Force, who was posing as an Al-Qaeda operative. He was charged with attempted murder and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.