6 Cubans who hijacked jet receive long prison terms

Despite pleas for leniency, a federal judge sticks by the sentencing guidelines and hands down 20-to-24-year terms for six Cuban hijackers.

BY LARRY LEBOWITZ

llebowitz@herald.com

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''The public should rest assured that the result in this case sends a clear message: If you engage in violence to enter the United States, you will be prosecuted and held accountable for your actions,'' U.S. Attorney Marcos Jiménez said afterward

Authorities said the hijackers, led by Alexis Morales, staked out flights, hid knives behind a security checkpoint at the Isle of Pines airport, crashed into the cockpit, put a knife at the pilot's throat and bound and gagged the rest of the crew