Albany, NY - Federal authorities on Wednesday accused two
upstate New York men of assembling a portable X-ray weapon that they intended
to use to secretly sicken opponents of Israel.
Prosecutors said 49-year-old Glendon Scott Crawford, of
Galway, and 54-year-old Eric J. Feight, of Hudson, have been charged with
conspiracy to provide support to terrorists following a yearlong undercover
investigation.
Investigators said Crawford approached Jewish organizations
looking for people to help him with technology that could be used to
surreptitiously deliver damaging and even lethal doses of radiation against
those he considered enemies of Israel.
They assembled the mobile device, which
was to be controlled remotely, but it was inoperable and nobody was hurt.
The damaging effects of the radiation would have appeared
only days later, authorities said.
Both men were scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday
in Albany. They could face up to 15 years in prison.
“This case demonstrates how we must remain vigilant to
detect and stop potential terrorists, who so often harbor hatred toward people
they deem undesirable,” U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said.
The investigation by the FBI in Albany and police agencies
began in April 2012 after authorities received information that Crawford had
approached the Jewish organizations.
FBI Special Agent Andrew Vale said efforts to thwart violent
plots require public help.
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