In this Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, front left, speaks with his attorney Sam Shamansky, right, during a hearing in Columbus, Ohio.Andrew Welsh-Huggins/The Associated Press
An Ohio man who admitted he plotted to kill military members in the U.S. after receiving training in Syria is scheduled to be sentenced.
Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud is set to be sentenced Friday morning in federal court in Columbus.
Mohamud's attorney argues a lengthy prison term isn't necessary.
Attorney Sam Shamansky says the 25-year-old Mohamud recruited others when he returned home before recognizing "the immoral and illegal nature of terrorist ideology."
Court documents unsealed earlier this summer show Mohamud pleaded guilty almost two years ago to terrorism charges.
Government prosecutors want a judge to impose a 23-year sentence. They say Mohamud tried to cover up dangerous terrorist activity.