They have pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges and claim they were entrapped by a federal informant who proposed and directed the plot and then supplied the fake bombs and false missile.
Judge delays 'Newburgh 4' bail ruling until Thursday
WHITE PLAINS The federal judge hearing the "Newburgh 4" bail arguments will reserve decision and issue a written opinion that she will read in court at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Lawyers for 44-year-old James Cromitie, 32-year-old Onta Williams, 28-year-old David Williams and 27-year-old Laguerre Payen appeared before the judge to argue for bail one by one before Judge Colleen McMahon in federal court in White Plains Monday.
The judge will rule on three of the applications Thursday. Because Payen is a Haitian national, he is not eligible for bail under any circumstances.
Prosectuors argued the suspects should not be allowed out on bail because they are dangerous to the
public and are a flight risk.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Raskin detailed the case against
the men once again, this time in court papers opposing any bail.
The men have been jailed for more than a year, accused of placing what they thought were
bombs outside two Bronx synagogues last year. They are also accused
of planning to use what they thought was a live Stinger missile
against planes at the Stewart Air National Guard base near
Newburgh, a small city north of New York where they lived.
