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US judge condemns FBI while ordering release of man in
'Newburgh Four' terror sting
US judge orders early release of 'hapless' petty criminal caught up in post-9/11 terror sting
A man convicted in 2010 of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues, a Jewish community centre and shoot down military planes, has been ordered to be released from prison by a judge who said the defendant was part of a group manipulated by the FBI.
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A man convicted in 2010 of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues, a Jewish community centre and shoot down military planes, was ordered to be released from prison by a judge who said the defendant was part of a group manipulated by the FBI.
James Cromitie was said to be the ringleader of the "Newburgh Four" when arrested in 2009.
The group was caught up in a sting that the judge described as overzealous FBI agents and an "unsavoury" confidential informant.
US District Judge Colleen McMahon had already ordered the three other men in the group — Onta Williams, David Williams and Laguerra Payen — to be released last July.
Cromitie was ordered released by the judge on Friday.
Judge McMahon said that Cromitie was a small-time "grifter" who was broke and unemployed when he was enlisted in the FBI-driven plot and provided fake bombs to plant in exchange for $250,000 in the "jihadist mission."
Commentary:
The FBI/Stasi is still vindictive, takes political sides, employs and is often lead by much worse characters than they’re trying to jail.
At that time the FBI was so right wing it was scary, serving as a secret-police. The focus of the FBI has shifted, it has become just as corrupt, except now for the DNCCP Marxist Left. Abuse of power is bad, no matter what cause. We often believe the FBI is here to protect us.
Regretfully, that is no longer the case.
I’m embarrassed for what must be the few good, honest Agents. How very few you must be?
Hopefully change is in the offing! Sort the bad apples out, fire them all and let’s begin again