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Second co-leader of plot to kidnap Michigan governor is sentenced to over 19 years

Punishment is longest federal sentence for arrested Michigan plotters

The Independent UK

Another long prison term handed down in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., 47, the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate. Judge Robert J. Jonker called Croft “the idea guy” behind the plan to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Second ringleader in Whitmer kidnap plot sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The second of two ringleaders in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 19.6 years in prison and five years of supervised release.

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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.

WEKU

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

Federal judge denies Whitmer kidnap plotters' motion for new trial

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal judge Friday denied a motion for a third trial by two men who claimed the judge's biases and improper courtroom behavior led to their convictions in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Whitmer kidnap trial judge reveals secret juror misconduct claim

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A juror accused of harboring a bias against two men convicted Tuesday of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was allowed to stay on the case because the juror did not appear to be manipulative and denied having a predetermined desire to convict the men, according…

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Deliberations start for 2 men charged in Gov. Whitmer plot

A jury in Michigan is returning Tuesday for its first full day of deliberations in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

Defense rests after challenging agents in Whitmer plot trial

Defense lawyers have rested their case in the trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor

The Independent UK

Attorneys reshape arguments as testimony begins in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot retrial

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Testimony began Wednesday in federal court in the retrial of two men accused of a violent plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with attorneys for both sides recasting and reframing their arguments four months after the first trial ended in a hung jury.

Tribune News Service

Attorneys reshape arguments as Whitmer kidnap plot retrial begins

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The retrial of two men accused of a violent plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opened in federal court on Wednesday, with attorneys for both sides recasting and reframing their arguments four months after the first trial ended in a hung jury.

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EXPLAINER: Jury mulls entrapment in Whitmer kidnap plot case

Jurors deliberating at the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer must answer a key question about whether the FBI engaged in entrapment

The Independent UK

Man in Gov. Whitmer plot trial talked about hanging leaders

Jurors have seen provocative social media posts written by a key figure charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK

Rogue FBI informant tried to keep Whitmer kidnap plot alive, destroy evidence, feds say

DETROIT — A rogue FBI informant tried to keep the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot alive, obstruct justice and destroy evidence after federal agents arrested more than a dozen men in fall 2020, prosecutors said Friday.

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Snatching Whitmer a suicide mission, convicted kidnap plotter testifies

A second convicted member of a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said he viewed the plan as a suicide mission and expected to die in a shootout with police.

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