US EditionJudge orders release of 3 of 'Newburgh Four' and assails FBI's role in a post-9/11 terror sting
- Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered to be released from prison by a judge who deemed their sentences to be unduly harsh and unjust. The judge criticized the FBI's role in radicalizing the men and described them as easily manipulated criminals caught up in a scheme driven by overzealous agents and a questionable informant.
- The judge granted the men's request for compassionate release, citing concerns for their health and her own qualms about the case. She reduced their 25-year mandatory minimum sentences to time served plus 90 days, allowing for probation officials to prepare for their release.
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Judge Orders Release of Three of 'Newburgh Four' and Assails FBI's Role in a Post-9/11 Terror Sting
Onta Williams, David Williams, and Laguerre Payen were ‘hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals’ caught up in a scheme driven by overzealous FBI agents and a dodgy informant, a federal judge says.
Judge orders release of 3 in post-9/11 terror sting – Minnesota Lawyer
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.
Judge orders release of 3 of ‘Newburgh Four’ and assails FBI’s role in a post-9/11 terror sting
Three men convicted in a 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.
Federal judge releases three of ‘Newburgh Four’, admonishes FBI for role in post-9/11 terror sting
Three men convicted in a 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 the men known as the “Newburgh Four” — were “hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals”…
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