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Accused Bronx Bombers' Gals Cry 'Entrapment'

They say informant plied 'sensitive' men with drugs, rent money

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(Newser) – The girlfriends of two accused synagogue bomb plotters say their beaus were duped by an overeager informant, the New York Daily News reports. "David is the most sensitive man I've ever met," said Cassandra McCoy of her Bronx boyfriend, David Williams. "He has three leatherbound books of poetry." Kathleen Baynes claimed that an informant called "Maqsood" lured boyfriend James Cromitie into the plot with food and marijuana.

"This is entrapment," she said. "They come and hit a brother who is down and out. I know something wasn't right with Maqsood from the beginning. He would call and say, 'I got lots of money. Anything you need I can give you, sister.'" Law enforcement says the informant was not allowed to pay anyone, and urged recruits to be "pure." Said Baynes: "It's all a lie."

Map shows location of Jewish temple and community center that was focus of terror plot in the Bronx; includes location of Newburgh, N.Y.
Map shows location of Jewish temple and community center that was focus of terror plot in the Bronx; includes location of Newburgh, N.Y.
In this Thursday, May 21, 2009 picture, James Cromitie, center, is led by police officers after being arrested on charges related to a bombing plot in the Bronx.
In this Thursday, May 21, 2009 picture, James Cromitie, center, is led by police officers after being arrested on charges related to a bombing plot in the Bronx.   (AP Photo/Robert Mecea)
In this Thursday, May 21, 2009 picture, David Williams is led by police officers from a federal building in New York after being arrested on charges related to a bombing plot.
In this Thursday, May 21, 2009 picture, David Williams is led by police officers from a federal building in New York after being arrested on charges related to a bombing plot.   (AP Photo/Robert Mecea)
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SPH
May 24, 09 3:07 PM CDT
As pure as the driven snow, I'm sure..... Reply
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Observer
May 24, 09 3:24 PM CDT
Sounds like the FBI got it right this time. They were trying to buy a missile for Allah's sake. Reply
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Shannonals
May 24, 09 3:28 PM CDT
Well, the stories from the girlfirends are bunk, but I've never seen or heard of a "pure" informant Reply
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sadtimes
May 24, 09 8:09 PM CDT
Its just like the Camden 28, except they had no good intentions whatsoever! Reply
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riffran
May 24, 09 8:30 PM CDT
tell that to the innocent people he was trying to blow up.......bullshit...he's a criminal and a terrorist...plant him under the hokey Reply
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