▁charges : ▁ ▁Cons pi racy ▁to ▁murder ▁U . S . ▁citizens ▁or ▁U . S . ▁national s ▁ ▁Two ▁counts ▁of ▁providing ▁material ▁support ▁and ▁resources ▁to ▁terror ist ▁organizations ▁ ▁One ▁count ▁of ▁supp lying ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁ ▁Cons pi racy ▁to ▁contribute ▁services ▁to ▁Al ▁Q a eda ▁ ▁Cont rib uting ▁services ▁to ▁Al ▁Q a eda ▁ ▁Cons pi racy ▁to ▁supply ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁ ▁Using ▁and ▁carrying ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁destruct ive ▁devices ▁during ▁cr imes ▁of ▁violence ▁ ▁If ▁conv icted ▁of ▁these ▁charges , ▁Lind h ▁could ▁have ▁received ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁life ▁sentences ▁and ▁ 9 0 ▁additional ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty ▁to ▁all ▁ 1 0 ▁charges . ▁The ▁court ▁scheduled ▁an ▁evidence ▁supp ression ▁hearing , ▁at ▁which ▁Lind h ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁test ify ▁about ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁tort ure ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁subject ed . ▁The ▁government ▁faced ▁the ▁problem ▁that ▁a ▁key ▁piece ▁of ▁evidence ▁– ▁Lind h ' s ▁conf ession ▁– ▁might ▁be ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁evidence ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁forced ▁under ▁dur ess ▁( i . e . ▁tort ure ). ▁ ▁Michael ▁Cher to ff , ▁then - head ▁of ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice , ▁then ▁directed ▁the ▁pro sec utors ▁to