Judge orders release of 3 of 'Newburgh Four,' assails FBI's role in a post-9/11 terror sting
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison. U.S....
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Thursday deemed their lengthy sentences 'unduly harsh and unjust.' She decried the FBI's role in radicalizing the men known as the 'Newburgh Four' in a plot to blow up New York synagogues and shoot down National Guard planes. McMahon granted Onta Williams, David Williams and Laguerre Payen compassionate release, effective in three months.