On January 21, 2010, Abdelhaleem was found guilty of plotting to bomb financial, intelligence and military targets. He was not convicted however as the defense was awarded a stay of proceedings in order to look into whether or not the case could be considered as entrapment.
Abdelhaleem was found liable for plotting to harm key institutions on January 21, 2010. Nevertheless, he was acquitted since the defense secured a temporary reprieve to examine whether the case might be deemed entrapment.