Profiles
Michael Finton
| Charge Date: | Wed Oct. 7, 2009 |
| Investigation Type(s): | Agent Provocateur, Informant, Sting |
| Charges: | Killing Americans abroad, Murder/attempted murder of US officials |
| Outcome: | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions: | Killing Americans abroad |
| State: | Illinois |
| Alleged Affiliation: | None |
| Description: | An undercover FBI agent provided Finton with a van he believed contained a bomb. He parked the van in front of the federal building in Springfield, Illinois, and called a phone number he believed would detonate the bomb. He was sentenced to 28 years in prison. |
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