New York Bomb Plot Trial - Four Found Guilty

In May 2009, four men were arrested for placing explosives that were located near New York synagogues. They also had plans to shoot down military aircraft. Today, the federal court found these men guilty.

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Defense lawyers said their clients were improperly lured into the case by an overzealous paid government informant and said they would likely appeal following a trial that was closely watched as a test for the entrapment defense.

The four men involved and who face life in prison include, James Cromitie, 44, David Williams, 29, Onta Williams, 34, and Laguerre Payen, 29.

Cromitie has been accused of being motivated by his anti-Jewish bias as well as a desire to participate in a holy war.

"Homegrown terrorism is a serious threat, and today's convictions affirm our commitment to do everything we can to protect against it," Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement. "The defendants in this case agreed to plant bombs and use missiles they thought were very real weapons of terrorism."