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-- Three counts of "Attempt to use weapons of mass destruction within the United States
-- Conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles
-- Attempt to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles
-- Conspiracy to kill officers and employees of the United States (and)
-- Attempt to kill officers and employees of the United States"
On May 20, The New York Times described "a painstaking investigation that began in June 2008 involving an FBI agent who had been told by a federal informant of the men's desire to attack targets in America." No explanation was given about entrapment. Instead The Times highlighted "some of the most significant allegations of domestic terrorism in some time" and expressions of relief by local political leaders, including Charles Schumer, the senator from AIPAC, saying:
"If there can be any good news from this terror scare it's that this group was relatively unsophisticated, infiltrated early, and not connected to another terrorist group. This incident shows that we must always be vigilant against terrorism - foreign or domestic." The senator said nothing about four innocent men, targeted and framed for a supposed terror plot.
If convicted on all charges, the men face possible life sentences. No trial date so far has been set. All four are in Westchester County Jail without bail.
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