Chris Christie has trumpeted his role in the high-profile prosecution of the men behind a foiled plot against a New Jersey military base. But new evidence, including statements from a key FBI informant, reveals how the accused men — now spending their lives in prison — were set up by the authorities in an early example of state-orchestrated “terrorism.”

In 2007, the Duka brothers were accused of plotting to attack the Fort Dix military base near Trenton, New Jersey. They are still in prison. In this original film for The Intercept, the Duka family recounts their ordeal.