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Justice Dept.: Missouri Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to Islamic Center
August 03, 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:

A Missouri man was sentenced today for the arson of the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Nicholas John Proffitt, 44, was sentenced to 191 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $551,217.91 in restitution. He previously pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2022, to using fire to damage religious property and to . . .

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