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In 2022, [[U.S. Representative]]s [[Elise Stefanik]] and [[Paul Tonko]] called on the FBI to reveal whether it had any knowledge of Shahed Hussain's activities with the limousine company before the crash. At an April 2022 hearing of the [[House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence|House Intelligence Committee]], Stefanik questioned FBI director [[Christopher A. Wray]] about whether Hussain's history as an informant may have led the bureau to protect him from consequences for the limousine company's extensive history of regulatory violations, but Wray refused to answer directly, citing confidentiality concerns. In August, Stefanik told ''[[Fox News]]'' that she had not received any response from the bureau, and a spokeswoman for Tonko stated likewise when asked by the ''[[Albany Times Union]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rulison|first=Larry|title=Stefanik continues to slam FBI over Schoharie limo crash case|url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Stefanik-continues-to-slam-FBI-over-Schoharie-17392078.php|newspaper=[[Albany Times Union]]|date=August 23, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Stefanik Demands Answers from FBI Director Wray on Schoharie County Limo Crash|url=https://stefanik.house.gov/2022/3/stefanik-demands-answers-from-fbi-director-wray-on-schoharie-county-limo-crash|___location=[[Washington, DC]]|publisher=Rep. [[Elise Stefanik]]|date=April 1, 2022|access-date=August 25, 2022}}</ref>
On July 27, 2023, a federal judge in the S.D.N.Y. granted a motion by 3 of the 4 defendants for compassionate release. “Three of the four Muslim converts convicted of a post-9/11 plot to bomb New York synagogues and shoot down planes were ordered to be released from prison by a judge who declared their 25-year sentences ‘unduly harsh and unjust’ — and blamed the FBI for radicalizing them.” <ref>Reilly, Patrick (July 28, 2023). “3 of ‘Newburgh Four’ convicted in 2009 New York synagogue bombing plot to be released, judge rules while blaming FBI.” ''New York Post'', New York, N.Y. Retrieved September 28, 2023. </ref>URL=https://nypost.com/2023/07/28/3-of-newburgh-four-to-be-released-judge-rules-while-blaming-fbi/ ''[[The New York Times]]'' was unable to locate Shahed Hussain for comment, saying he was believed to be in Pakistan.<ref name=2023release/>
==See also==
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