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  • News

    December 14, 2011

    He's No Angel

    The federal informant the government doesn't want you to know about

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    The Hudson: Frequently Kinda Poopy

    ​A while back, we were all a bit concerned about our New York City water exploits. A fire in the engine room at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Harlem caused the plant to shut down, spewing nasty water out into our nearby bodies of H20, and officials deemed the Hudson, and parts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Newburgh 4 Terror Case: Judge Sentences Three to 25 Years in Prison, U.S. Constitution Shivers [Updated]

    ​In what has to be one of the least fair decisions in history, a federal judge has sentenced three of the four men convicted of plotting to blow up synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down a military jet to 25 years in prison. In a case absolutely choking with troubling questions about the beha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Bronx Synagogue Bomb Plotters Get 25 Years

    Prison time for the convicted bomb-plotters.​Three of the Newburgh men convicted last October of plotting to bomb synagogues in Riverdale were sentenced to 25 years in prison in Manhattan Federal Court today. James Cromitie, David Williams, and Onta Williams -- along with a fourth man, Laguer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Shahawar Matin Siraj, Newburgh 4 and the Fort Dix 5: All Lured Into Terror Plot By Overzealous FBI Informants, New Report Claims

    ​A new report out of the NYU Law School slams the feds and the NYPD for conduct in three recent terrorism cases, saying that the government should end the practice of sending "paid informants into Muslim communities or families without any particularized suspicion of criminal activity." The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Queens Terror Case: Hmm, Sounds a Lot Like the Newburgh 4 'Plot'

    ​Buried in the middle of an article today about the takedown of supposed would-be terrorists Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed Mamdouh by the NYPD is the following: "Federal prosecutors declined to press the case, saying the plan was more aspirational than operational," sources said. And there was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    NYC Terror Plot Arrest Photo Tweeted by Mayor's Office

    ​The @NYCMayorsOffice Twitter account posted this Cops-like image (with an odd text overlay) this afternoon, presumably to show the public the most action-packed part of taking down Ahmed Ferhani, who bought firearms and a hand grenade from an undercover cop in an alleged plot to blow up a syn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Newburgh 4 Terror Case: More From The Judge's Decision

    ​A reading of U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon's May 3 order denying motions for a new trial by the Newburgh 4 shows several additional criticisms of the government's case. The judge esssentially ruled that those problems, while significant, could not overcome the jury verdict and legal pre ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    Letters: July 21, 2009

    ​A reading of U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon's May 3 order denying motions for a new trial by the Newburgh 4 shows several additional criticisms of the government's case. The judge esssentially ruled that those problems, while significant, could not overcome the jury verdict and legal pre ... More >>

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