The Newburgh Sting (2014)

Directed by

Kate Davis, David Heilbroner

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines an FBI sting operation that led to the arrest of four Muslim men in Newburgh, New York. It shows how an informant recorded conversations offering money and encouragement for a fake terrorism plot. The film focuses on the defense lawyers who argue the men were entrapped.

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What happens

The Newburgh Sting is a 2014 documentary film about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's sting operation on four Muslim men involved in the 2009 Bronx terrorism plot. Beginning in 2008, an FBI informant, Shaheed Hussain, recorded hours of conversations with the men who were ultimately arrested and convicted of planting three non-functional bombs next to two synagogues in Riverdale, Bronx and for planning to use Stinger missiles to shoot down United States military cargo planes near Newburgh, New York. The documentary shows that the four men were coaxed into participating in the plot by an FBI informant and offered incentives including $250,000. The men's lawyers, including Sam Braverman, who is featured prominently in the film, argue that this was a case of entrapment. Also featured in the film is Michael German, a former undercover FBI agent and a current fellow in the Brennan Center for Justice's Liberty and National Security program. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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