By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Three men ensnarled in an infamous post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison by a judge who deemed their lengthy sentences “unduly harsh and unjust” and decried the FBI’s role in radicalizing them in a plot to blow up New York synagogues and shoot down National Guard planes. Onta Williams, David Williams and Laguerre Payen — three of what’s known as the “Newburgh Four” — were “hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals” caught up in a scheme driven by overzealous FBI agents and a dodgy informant, U.S.
Judge Questions Fbi’s Role In Post-9/11 Sting And Orders 3 Of ‘newburgh Four’ Freed From Prison
Associated Press, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 4:06pm
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