How prevalent is this practice, or is it just conspiracy?
US judge orders early release of 'hapless' petty criminal caught up in post-9/11 terror sting
A man convicted in 2010 of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues, a Jewish community centre and shoot down military planes, has been ordered to be released from prison by a judge who said the defendant was part of a group manipulated by the FBI.
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