Charged: January 27, 2009
District
Eastern District of New York
Charges
- Material support
- Receiving terrorist training
- Use, threats, or attempts to use weapons of mass destruction
- Money laundering
Pleaded Guilty: January 27, 2009
Released: Date unavailable
Details
Bryant Neal Vinas was captured in a terrorist training camp in Pakistan. He admitted to firing rockets on a U.S. military base in September 2008 and later became an informant to the U.S. government. He provided information about a plot to blow up a Long Island Rail Road commuter train in New York City’s Penn Station.