Robel Phillipos, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's, was convicted Tuesday on two counts of lying to federal agents investigating the 2013 bombing, according to the U.S. attorney's office. Prosecutors said Phillipos lied to investigators about being in Tsarnaev's college dorm room at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth after the bombing. He faces up to eight years in prison on each count and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced January 29. After the verdict, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said thousands of citizens assisted law enforcement in identifying and tracking down the suspects following one of the most significant events in Boston's modern history.
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Robel Phillipos convicted of lying to federal agents in Boston Marathon bombing probe
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He is a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's
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Federal jury found another friend, Azamat Tazhayakov, guilty of obstructing justice
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A third friend, Dias Kadyrbayev, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice
On April 18, Phillipos went with Tazhayakov to Tsarnaev's dormitory room, where he and @placeholder watched as Kadyrbayev searched through Tsarnaev's belongings and found a backpack containing fireworks.