{"id":27112,"date":"2018-08-08T03:36:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T03:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/08\/former-marine-sentenced-to-15-years-for-plotting-san-francisco-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:06:02","slug":"former-marine-sentenced-to-15-years-for-plotting-san-francisco-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/08\/08\/former-marine-sentenced-to-15-years-for-plotting-san-francisco-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Marine sentenced to 15 years for plotting San Francisco attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 A California man who told undercover agents that he wanted to carry out a Christmas Day bombing at San Francisco\u2019s popular Pier 39 was sentenced to 15 years in prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. 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