Jack Idema, 2004 News

vigilante, was convicted in September of entering Afghanistan illegally, operating an illegal jail, and taking hostages and torturing them. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail. Idema, a former Green Beret, said he was working for a secret counterterrorism unit sanctioned by the Pentagon. The Pentagon denied the claim. Brent Bennett and Edward Caraballo were also convicted and received sentences of 8 and 10 years, respectively. Carabello is a television journalist who said he was in Iraq filming a documentary on the war against terrorism.