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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.

Al Jazeera · Dec 27, 2022

Second Whitmer kidnap plotter sentenced to prison

DETROIT — Kaleb Franks, a central figure in the largest domestic terrorism investigation in a generation who admitted to plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, was sentenced to four years in federal prison Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022

Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot: What are the charges against four militia members?

Jury is weighing conspiracy charges against four militia members: Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Undercover agent next in trial of Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Prosecutors plan to finish presenting evidence this week in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2022

Man in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot says group was armed, ready

Jurors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are hearing from a second man who pleaded guilty in a scheme to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022

LZ Granderson: ‘The Batman’ holds up an unflattering mirror

The latest comic book movie, “The Batman,” crossed the $300 million threshold in North America last weekend, becoming just the second film since the pandemic began to do so. The other is December’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” highlighting our undying affinity for superheroes in general and for these two beloved…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 24, 2022

Michigan man pleads guilty over plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

DETROIT — A Waterford Township man admitted Wednesday that he plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and said federal investigators and informants did not entrap him or his co-conspirators.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022