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October 29, 2014

Friend of Boston Marathon Bomber Convicted of Lying to Investigators 
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A friend of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been convicted
of lying to investigators about attempts to dispose of Tsarnaev's
belongings. On Tuesday, a jury found Robel Phillipos guilty of making
false statements about his visit to Tsarnaev's dorm room three days
after the attack. Phillipos has maintained he was too intoxicated on
marijuana to have a clear memory of the encounter. Outside the
courtroom, defense attorneys vowed to appeal the verdict.

Derege Demissie: "We will be filing post-conviction motions to vacate
the guilty finding. We believe there are serious legal issues relative
to the materiality of just being there, not having to do anything with
the backpack or fireworks."

Susan Church: "I don't believe that Robel Phillipos has ever been more
angry at a person than he is angry at Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. When Robel
found out that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev did what he did in this case, he was
absolutely mortified. It was an unbelievable feeling of shock and
betrayal that somebody that he knew could commit such atrocious,
horrible acts."

 

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