Headley May Dodge Life Sentence for Mumbai Attack

But the information that Headley provided following his arrest and in subsequent proffer sessions was of substantial value to the government and its allies, India in particular, in its efforts to combat international terrorism, prosecutors said.

"Headley's cooperation assisted the Government in filing criminal charges against at least seven other individuals, and his testimony helped to secure the conviction of one co-defendant," namely Rana, it said.

Others included:

. Sajid Mir, a senior Lashkar leader who was one of the main architects of the Mumbai attacks and acted as one of the controllers providing directions to the ten attackers. Sajid was Headley's handler;

. Abu Qahafa, a senior Lashkar member who provided combat and other training to the ten attackers and acted as one of the controllers.

. Mazhar Iqbal, a senior Lashkar leader who acted as one of the controllers.

. Major Iqbal, who Headley reported to be an ISI officer who helped plan and fund the Mumbai attacks.

. Ilyas Kashmiri, the leader of Harakat ul Jihad al Islami (HUJI), a terrorist organization that trained terrorists and executed attacks against India. Kashmiri also worked with al Qaeda, meeting regularly with Mustafa Abu al Yazid, aka "Sheik Said al Masri."

. Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed, a retired Pakistani military officer who once belonged to Lashkar, but had starting working with Kashmiri.