ALBANY – Federal prosecutors and the FBI announced, Thursday, that Aaron Scorsone, 19, of Watervliet, was sentenced to serve 31 months in federal prison, after which he must serve three years of supervised release. The sentence was imposed following Scorsone's April 15, 2009 guilty plea in which he admitted participating in a conspiracy to manufacture and deal explosive materials as well as a conspiracy to possess and transfer destructive devices without complying with applicable Treasury Department regulations.

On one occasion in late September, 2008, and on another separate occasion in mid-November, 2008, he and Jonathan Plunkett agreed to sell four home-made explosive devices to an informant. The devices were obtained from between 40 to 50 home-made explosive devices (without fragmentation) that Scorsone had previously purchased from Scott A. Monroe.  The sale price for the first explosive device was $10.00 and the three additional explosive devices were sold for $30.00 each. 

On one occasion in early October, 2008, and on another separate occasion in late October, 2008, Jonathan Plunkett and Scorsone agreed to sell eight additional home-made explosive devices to the informant.   These eight devices were composed of the same materials and components as the device  previously sold to the informant, however, these devices also contained hundreds of metal BBs fastened by glue to the exterior of the devices, thereby constituting fragmentation. 

The sale price for the explosive devices with fragmentation was set at $30.00 per device.