Three men convicted of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes have been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
The sentence was imposed Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan against James Cromitie, David Williams and Onta Williams.
They were convicted last year of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Their lawyers argued they deserved a break because the plot was part of an elaborate sting and never posed a threat.
But prosecutors described the men as “ticking time bombs” who needed to be taken off the streets for good.
Agents arrested them in 2009 after they planted fake devices supplied by the FBI in the Bronx while under heavy surveillance.