SANTA ANA, Calif. -- One of four men accused of plotting terrorist attacks on Jewish and military targets in California has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison. Kevin James, 32, was sentenced Friday in Santa Ana. He pleaded guilty in 2007 to conspiracy to wage war against the United States. The U.S. attorney's office says James formed an Islamic terrorist group while in state prison in 1997. Prosecutors says two recruits held up gas stations to raise money for attacks on targets that included Los Angeles International Airport, the Israeli Consulate, military bases and Army recruiting centers. They were sentenced last year to prison. A fourth man who initially was found unfit to stand trial will be tried in July.
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