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A judge hands down a nearly 20-year sentence in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., who was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate. Judge Robert J. Jonker described him as "the idea guy" behind the plot.

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Architect of plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer to face sentence

Prosecutors are recommending a life prison sentence for a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK

Leader in plot to kidnap US governor sentenced to 16 years

Prosecutors say Adam Fox was ‘driving force’ behind conspiracy to kidnap Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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Co-leader of plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer sentenced to 16 years in prison

Plot was uncovered months before 2020 election

The Independent UK

Whitmer kidnap plot ringleader sentenced to 16 years in prison

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of two ringleaders in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 16 years in prison and five years supervision.

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The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor gets 16 years in prison

The government had pushed for a life sentence, but the judge said that punishment was not necessary to deter future similar acts.

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Ringleader in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced to 16 years in prison

He was convicted in August of conspiring to abduct the governor in 2020.

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Whitmer kidnap plot ringleader to be sentenced in federal court

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of two ringleaders in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 will be sentenced Tuesday in federal court.

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Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison

The leader of a foiled plot by members of right-wing militia groups to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court, prosecutors said.

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: My forecast for 2023

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

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Sentence next for 'driving force' behind Whitmer kidnap plot

Was he a rebel who wanted to inspire a revolution by kidnapping Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK

Lawyer of Whitmer kidnap plotter: He doesn't deserve to spend life in prison

Barry Croft did not recruit, lead or control men convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and does not deserve to spend the rest of his life in federal prison, his lawyer wrote in a court filing late Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Three men jailed for at least seven years over plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer

Federal cases over plot remain ongoing

The Independent UK

Three men sentenced in Whitmer kidnapping plot

JACKSON, Mich. — Three men were sentenced Thursday to serve a minimum of seven to 12 years in prison for providing material aid to terrorists and being members of a gang in connection with the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Three sentenced to prison over plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

The men were convicted of providing material support to a terrorist act.

The Independent UK

3 men tied to leader of Whitmer kidnap plot face sentencing

Three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor are facing potentially lengthy sentences for assisting him before the FBI disbanded the scheme in 2020

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Spare Whitmer kidnap plotter from life sentence, lawyer argues

DETROIT — Adam Fox does not deserve a life sentence for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, his lawyer said late Friday while faulting federal prosecutors for comparing Fox to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and exaggerating the Potterville man's role.

The Independent UK

Attorney: Kidnap plot leader should not get life sentence

The attorney for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer says his client should not be sentenced to life in prison because prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a “false narrative of a terrifying para-military leader."

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The Independent UK

Five men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer ordered to stand trial

A state judge has ordered five men to stand trial on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

Trial ordered for 5 men in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

A state judge has ordered five men to stand trial on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: A study in contrasts of where the 2 parties are going

When Washington’s Gridiron Club announced that Mallory McMorrow would be the Democratic speaker at its winter dinner, a surprising number of the political correspondents in its ranks were baffled.

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Feds say life in prison 'sufficient' for Whitmer kidnap plotter

DETROIT — A life prison sentence for Adam Fox, a convicted ringleader of a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is sufficient for trying to "light the fire of a second revolution," federal prosecutors said late Monday.

The Independent UK

Prosecutors in Whitmer kidnap plot say life sentence fits

Federal prosecutors say a life prison sentence would be justified for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Tribune News Service

Pfizer to invest $750M in Kalamazoo area facility, add hundreds of new jobs

LANSING, Michigan— Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. will invest $750 million in its southwest Michigan facility to increase capacity for manufacturing sterile injectable medications, creating 300 new jobs, the company announced Monday.

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