The Newburgh Sting

Eight years after 9/11, four street criminals with no history of violence or political ties - all from the impoverished and largely African-American city of Newburgh, NY - were lured by a Pakistani FBI informant into a carefully orchestrated plot: to bomb Jewish synagogues in Riverdale, a wealthy neighborhood of New York City, and to fire Stinger missiles at U.S. military supply planes. The quartet's dramatic arrest, complete with armored cars, a SWAT team and FBI aircraft, played out under the gaze of major television outlets, and resulted in 25-year prison sentences for each of the men, who became known as the "Newburgh Four." Many political figures lauded the case as a victory in the "war on terror," but others have criticized that the sting represented entrapment. THE NEWBURGH STING examines the untold story behind this highly publicized case. (HBO Europe)