'Jihad Jane plans to plead guilty

WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Colleen LaRose, the American woman who authorities say called herself 'Jihad Jane on YouTube, has changed her mind about fighting government charges that she was plotting to wage violent jihad overseas. Her attorney, Mark Wilson, told CNN Friday she is going to plead guilty at a change-of-plea hearing next week in Philadelphia federal court. LaRose was indicted in 2009 on four counts, including conspiring to support terrorists and kill someone overseas. She was allegedly part of a plot to murder Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks. Five other co-conspirators were allegedly involved, but never named by the government. LaRose also is accused of lying to a federal agent and attempted identity theft. She faces a possible sentence of life in prison.

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