The man has spent a long eight years behind bars and has four more to go.

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As U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ms. White significantly expanded federal laws to go after terrorists and took risks to put terrorists behind bars.

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Under Louisiana law he is now behind bars for life, and the DA's office intends to go forward with a trial for the 2009 murder.

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