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U.S. v. SHIBIN

No. 12-4652.

722 F.3d 233 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mohammad Saaili SHIBIN, a/k/a Khalif Ahmed Shibin, a/k/a Mohammad Ali, a/k/a Ali Jama, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 12, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James Orlando Broccoletti , Zoby & Broccoletti, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant. Benjamin L. Hatch , Office Of The United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Neil H. MacBride , United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia; Joseph E. DePadilla , Brian J. Samuels , Assistant United States Attorneys, Office Of The United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge FLOYD joined.

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

On May 8, 2010, Somali pirates seized the German merchant ship the Marida Marguerite on the high seas, took hostages, pillaged the ship, looted and tortured its crew, and extorted a $5-million ransom from its owners. Mohammad Saaili Shibin, while not among the pirates who attacked the ship, boarded it after it was taken into Somali waters and conducted the negotiations for the ransom and participated in the torture of the merchant ship...

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