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NEW YORK.- State and local prosecutors in the case against the Dominican Jose Pimentel, accuse him of plotting a terrorist attack on police precincts with homemade bombs, to assassinate soldiers and destroy constructions, look to negotiate a guilty plea, said sources close to the case.

According to the New York Post, if the prosecutors don’t secure the agreement, they’ll go ahead with the case and take the La Vega-born alleged terrorist to trial.

Assistant DA Brian Fields, lead prosecutor in the case, said if a plea bargain isn’t obtained, the trial could begin March 1 before a Grand Jury.

However Pimentel’s lawyer Lori Cohen said the Manhattan Office of the DA hasn’t made them any official offer.

The negotiation comes just two months since the Dominican’s arrest and charged with making pipe bombs to detonate them the same day of his apprehension.

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police commissioner Raymond Kelly have called Pimentel arrest a “case of intelligence” against terrorism, after the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) refused to participate in the probe, alleging that the Dominican doesn’t represent a serious threat to U.S. national security, a position which sparked rebuke from municipal and local authorities.

Pimentel’s lawyer added that despite talk of “culpability,” the prosecutors aren’t backing down regarding the accusations, which the prosecutors maintain based on hours of alleged wiretaps and videos.

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10 comment(s)
Written by: Lopez31, 16 Jan 2012 9:08 AM
From: United States
Another fine citizen that will end up in the DR. Feed him to the sharks please...
Written by: jparker256p, 16 Jan 2012 9:17 AM
From: United States
Please !!!! Let's stop backroom corrupt deals. If he's a terrorist "give him the book" in a US court.If sent back to DR there will certainly be a way for him to worm his way out and back into the normal flow of corruption. If we have laws, let's follow them and stop this "sanky panky" stuff..
Written by: xwill7, 16 Jan 2012 9:34 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
What messed up hair! Put some hair relaxer in that fro!
Written by: CarlosFranco, 16 Jan 2012 12:10 PM
From: United States, Brooklyn
talk about what?
Written by: RoyStone, 16 Jan 2012 12:37 PM
From: Australia
FBI are not interested and the prosecution want to negotiate a guilty plea? Looks like they don't have a strong case, or they are after a bigger fish.
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Jan 2012 3:51 PM
From: United States
Small Fish.

Cop a plea and give up the bigger players!

Makes sense to me.
Written by: Vivacuba, 16 Jan 2012 5:56 PM
From: Dominican Republic
The only terrorists in this case is New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police commissioner Raymond Kelly and the Prosecutor and the idiots that set him up.
Written by: hellborn25, 16 Jan 2012 6:19 PM
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
They should give him consecutive life sentences for being a wannabe terrorist .
Written by: curlando, 17 Jan 2012 7:36 AM
From: United States, Bronx
Plea bargain his sentence; death by hanging, firing squad, the gas chamber or electrocution.
This guy wanted to destroy a lot of lives.
Written by: RoyStone, 17 Jan 2012 12:48 PM
From: Australia
Islamic terrorists should be executed by firing-squad, after dipping the bullets in pigs-fat. They are happy to die for Allah, but won't be so keen to be martyrs if they know they will miss out on heaven and the 72 virgins because of their contaminated death.
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