Fuller was the FBI handler of the informant Shahed Hussain , who conspired with James Cromitie to attempt an attack on two synagogues in the Bronx in 2009 . Officially , the FBI authorized Hussain to offer US$ 5,000 to each man participating in the plot but how much money they believed they were doing it for remains unclear . Cromitie , along with three other defendants , was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison . Fuller testified at the trial that the informant , Shahed Hussain , made twelve trips to a mosque in Newburgh , New York , " to attempt to interact with other individuals in other F.B.I. counterterrorism operations , " and to keep his ear open for " radical Islamic thoughts . " Hussain was paid $ 44,000 for expenses and $ 53,000 for his services over a three-year period
attempt an attack
2009 Bronx terrorism plot
Robert Fuller (FBI)