Onta Williams, David Williams and Laguerre Payen - three of the men known as the “Newburgh Four" - were “hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals" caught up more than a decade ago in a scheme driven by overzealous FBI agents and a dodgy informant, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said in her ruling Thursday.
Judge orders release of 3 of 'Newburgh Four' and assails FBI's role in a post-9/11 terror sting
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“It was a gamble as to whether we were going to have people answer the call or not,” McMahon said, but she said there have been enough people to ensure diverse juries.
Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return
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