David Williams

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:2010s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
14 Years 2 Months 15 Days
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Biography

David Williams was one of the four men recruited by FBI informant Shahed Hussein into the May 20, 2009 fictional FBI sting plot to bomb Riverdale Bronx synagogues — at the time of his recruitment he was caring for his terminally ill mother and a brother with kidney disease. He was sentenced in June 2011 to 25 years in federal prison. In a July 27, 2023 ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon granted him compassionate release, reducing his sentence to time served plus 90 days; he was released on August 4, 2023.

Case

Charges: Federal conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles — May 20, 2009 FBI sting in Newburgh, New York
Arrested: May 19, 2009
Incarcerated: May 19, 2009
Released: Aug 3, 2023
Sentence: 25 years federal prison; reduced to time served plus 90 days by Judge McMahon, July 27, 2023 Verdict as recorded: Yes — federal jury verdict, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, October 2010
Convicted: Yes

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