Four California men plead not guilty to plotting to support al Qaeda - Reuters

Much of the government's case hinges on conversations recorded or relayed second hand by a paid FBI informant, himself a convicted drug dealer who the government said also received "immigration benefits" in exchange for his help. --- Defense lawyers have criticized the prosecution, suggesting their clients may have been entrapped by federal agents using a paid informant. - Four California men plead not guilty to plotting to support al Qaeda