(Chicago Sun-Times) An unusual terrorism case in Chicago came to a close Thursday when a federal judge handed a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence to a former DePaul University student who tried to aid the Islamic State with a computer script.
Before he was sentenced, Thomas Osadzinski, 23, told U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman that “I failed everyone, and I failed myself.” He told the judge, “I was in a dark place when all of this happened and, looking back, I see how alone I felt.”
He also told the judge, “I completely reject ISIS.” And when Gettleman handed down the sentence, he gave credit to Osadzinski for that declaration. He said, “I think that you get it.”
“You have shown remorse,” Gettleman added. “Is it genuine? I hope so.”
