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Friend of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Pleads Guilty to Reduced Charge

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Khairullozhon Matanov, a 23-year-old cab driver and friend to the Tsarnaev brothers, appeared in federal court Tuesday to plead guilty to the crime of lying to the FBI.

A courtroom sketch shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (C) during the jury selection process in his trial at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts January 15, 2015 - Sputnik International
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According to a deal with prosecutors, the charge carries a 30-month sentence minus time served. He will be sentenced in June.

Had Matanov gone to court, there is enough evidence to convict him for a possible 20-year sentence.

Matanov was originally charged with lying and deleting information from his computer. 

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