3 of 4 men convicted in 2009 Newburgh synagogue terror plot ordered released from prison

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3 of 4 men convicted in 2009 Newburgh synagogue terror plot ordered released from prison

David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen were part of a group known as the Newburgh Four.

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NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- Three men convicted in a terrorism sting more than a decade ago have been ordered released from prison.
David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen were part of a group known as the Newburgh Four.
They were arrested in 2009 and convicted a year later of plotting to blow up synagogues in the Riverdale section of the Bronx after planting fake bombs given to them by an FBI informant.

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The same federal judge who imposed the sentence granted them compassionate release and said the three were caught up in a scheme by overzealous FBI agents.https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/judge-asked-to-toss-conviction-in-bronx-temple-bomb-plot/