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FOUR MEN FOUND GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT OF PLOTTING TO BOMB SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND TO SHOOT MILITARY PLANES WITH STINGER MISSILES
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES CROMITIE,
a/k/a "Abdul Rahman," a/k/a "Abdul Rehman," DAVID WILLIAMS, a/k/a
"Daoud," a/k/a "DL," ONTA WILLIAMS, a/k/a "Hamza," and LAGUERRE
PAYEN, a/k/a "Amin," a/k/a "Almondo," were found guilty today
after a jury trial that started on August 23, 2010, of plotting
to detonate explosives near a synagogue and Jewish community
center in the Riverdale section of Bronx, New York, and to shoot
military planes located at the New York Air National Guard Base
at Stewart Airport in Newburgh, New York, with Stinger surface to-air guided missiles. The four men were arrested on May 20,
2009, in Bronx, New York, after planting what they believed were
live explosives at various target locations.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney PREET BHARARA said: "Homegrown
terrorism is a serious threat, and today's convictions affirm our
commitment to do everything we can to protect against it. The
defendants in this case agreed to plant bombs and use missiles
they thought were very real weapons of terrorism. We are safer
today as a result of these convictions. We thank the members of
the jury for their time and diligent service. We also commend
the extraordinary work of the prosecutors, agents, and detectives
who demonstrated unyielding dedication during the investigation
and prosecution of this case."
According to the Complaint, Indictment, and the
evidence presented at trial before U.S. District Judge COLLEEN
McMAHON:
In June 2008, an informant working with the FBI was
approached by CROMITIE in Newburgh, New York. CROMITIE explained
to the informant that his parents had lived in Afghanistan and
that he was upset about the war there. CROMITIE expressed
interest in returning to Afghanistan and said that if he were to
die a martyr, he would go to "paradise." CROMITIE also expressed
an interest in doing "something to America." The following
month, CROMITIE and the informant discussed Jaish-e-Mohammed, a
Pakistan-based designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, with
which the informant claimed to be involved, and CROMITIE stated
that he would be interested in joining the organization to "do
jihad."
During further meetings with the informant, CROMITIE,
DAVID WILLIAMS, ONTA WILLIAMS, and PAYEN discussed their desire
to attack certain targets in New York, including a synagogue in
the Bronx and military aircraft located at the Air National Guard
Base. CROMITIE asked the informant to supply surface-to-air
guided missiles and explosives for the planned operations. The
informant responded that he could provide CROMITIE with C-4
plastic explosives.
After CROMITIE, DAVID WILLIAMS, ONTA WILLIAMS, and
PAYEN selected the synagogue and Jewish community center they
intended to target and conducted surveillance of military planes
at the Air National Guard Base, CROMITIE, DAVID WILLIAMS, and
PAYEN drove with the informant toward Stamford, Connecticut, to
obtain what the defendants were told would be a surface-to-air
guided missile system and three improvised explosive devices
("IEDs") containing C-4 plastic explosive material. The
informant provided the defendants with a Stinger surface-to-air
guided missile provided by the FBI that was not capable of being
fired, telling the defendants that he had obtained it from Jaish e-Mohammed. The informant also provided three IEDs that each
contained over 30 pounds of inert C-4 plastic explosives, again
telling the defendants that he had obtained them from Jaish-e-
Mohammed. CROMITIE, DAVID WILLIAMS, and PAYEN transported these
weapons back to Newburgh. Two days later, CROMITIE, DAVID
WILLIAMS, ONTA WILLIAMS, and PAYEN met to inspect the "missile
system" and the "explosive devices" and to further discuss the
logistics of the operation.
The four men were arrested on May 20, 2009, in Bronx,
New York, on the basis of charges set forth in a sworn criminal
Complaint, and were subsequently indicted on June 2, 2009.
* * *
CROMITIE, 44, DAVID WILLIAMS, 29, ONTA WILLIAMS, 34,
and PAYEN, 29, were found guilty of Counts One through Seven in
the Indictment. CROMITIE and DAVID WILLIAMS were also found
guilty of Count 8 in the Indictment. The charges and maximum
penalties are described in the chart below.
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Count Charge Maximum Prison Term 1 Conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction within the United States Life 2 Attempt to use weapons of mass destruction within the United States Life 3 Attempt to use weapons of mass destruction within the United States Life 4 Attempt to use weapons of mass destruction within the United States Life 5 Conspiracy to acquire and use anti aircraft missiles Life* 6 Attempt to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles Life* 7 Conspiracy to kill officers and employees of the United States Life 8 Attempt to kill officers and employees of the United States 20 years
*Counts Five and Six also carry mandatory minimum penalties of 25
years in prison.
Mr. BHARARA praised the FBI’s New York Joint Terrorism
Task Force -- which principally consists of agents of the FBI and
detectives of the New York City Police Department -- the New York
State Police, and the U.S. Air Force Office of Special
Investigations for their extraordinary work in the investigation
of this case.
This case is being handled by the Office’s Terrorism
and International Narcotics Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys DAVID
RASKIN, ADAM HICKEY, and JASON P.W. HALPERIN are in charge of the
prosecution.
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Hat Tip:
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/10/four-convicted-in-attempted-synagogue-bombing
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“Four Convicted in Attempted Synagogue Bombing”
by IPT News • Oct 18, 2010 at 4:23 pm
SNIPPET: “After eight days of deliberation, a New York jury Monday convicted four men accused of plotting to bomb a synagogue in the Bronx and fire missiles at military planes.
The four defendants — Onta Williams, Laguerre Payen, James Cromitie and David Williams IV — could receive sentences up to life in prison.”
SNIPPET: “Cromitie, however, also told Hussain that he hated Jews and didn’t care how many people were in the Riverdale synagogue when the bombs exploded.”
Previously...
Quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255166/posts
FBI, NYPD Arrest 4 in Alleged Plot to Bomb NY Synagogues
NBC New York ^ | May 20, 2009 | Jonathan Dienst
Posted on May 20, 2009 6:55:16 PM PDT by Sergeant Tim
EXCLUSIVE: Four New York City men were arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged plot to blow up New York City synagogues and other city locations, WNBC’s Jonathan Dienst has learned.
Raids by the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorist Task Force in the Bronx captured the suspected ringleader and three followers in what law enforcement sources are calling a homegrown terrorist plot.
Investigators stress the suspects’ meetings had been infiltrated early on and there was “no chance” the alleged plot could succeed.
Investigators said several of the suspects are Muslims who allegedly talked about destroying two Jewish temples, including at least one in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
The men ordered and accepted delivery of materials they believed were bomb-making ingredients, authorities said. But investigators said they made sure the materials the suspects received were inert. Officials tell WNBC they moved in now so the alleged plot could not progress any further.
The four men are in custody and are expected to be arraigned Thursday in White Plains federal court on terrorism-related counts.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnewyork.com ...
Amish?
For some reason I find myself not at all suprised by the actions of the suspects.
These guys are REALLY REALLY idiots. Easier to read story here:
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/wpix-men-found-guilty-in-synagogue-plot,0,2260960.story
Thanks for the link La Lydia.
Photo url from your link:
http://media.trb.com/media/photo/2010-05/316590180-05153835.jpg
ping
It’s either the Amish or the Quakers.
Those rascals are always mischief making.
:-)
I knew they were Muslims right off the bat.
Damn Teabaggers!
At first, it sounded like a hate crime, but then I noticed their religious identity “Get Out of Jail Free Card.” Look for the DOJ to bungle it on purpose so they skate.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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The four defendants — Onta Williams, Laguerre Payen, James Cromitie and David Williams IV — could receive sentences up to life in prison.”
Just who do we think we are kidding?
Was this picked up by any news source? This is just crazy and I wish people would pay attention to how much of this is going on... we are only hearing about a few of these cases,
Additional Link:
newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo101810.htm
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