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Fri January 20, 2006

Bombing witness Fortier freed

 
 
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By Nolan Clay
The Oklahoman
Michael Fortier was freed today after spending more than 10 years in prison for crimes tied to the Oklahoma City bombing.

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"He's been released. That's my understanding," his longtime defense attorney, Michael McGuire, told The Oklahoman at 1:30 p.m.

Fortier, 37, was a star witness against his former Army buddy, bomber Timothy McVeigh. He was serving a 12-year sentence for never warning anyone of the bombing plot, for helping McVeigh move and sell stolen guns and for lying to the FBI after the April 19, 1995, attack.

Fortier got some reduction in his sentence for good behavior.

Fortier apparently is in a witness protection program and will live under a different name. Prosecutors and his attorney said they are not allowed to confirm Fortier's situation or discuss it.

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