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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

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

EXPLAINER: 3 more on trial in Michigan governor kidnap plot

A scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in court

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Whitmer kidnap plotter deserves 'substantial' prison term, feds say

DETROIT — A Waterford Township man convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer deserves a "substantial" federal prison sentence to deter rising threats from domestic extremists bent on achieving political change through violence, prosecutors said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Judge slashes sentence of convicted Whitmer kidnap plotter

DETROIT — Ty Garbin, convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, could be released to a halfway house within days because a judge Friday reduced his prison sentence, citing ongoing cooperation that helped convict two ringleaders.

Tribune News Service

Free convicted Whitmer kidnap plotter now, defense team says

DETROIT — Ty Garbin, convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, deserves to be freed because he repeatedly testified as the government's star witness, helped convict the scheme's ringleaders and is a target of extremists behind bars, his lawyers argued Friday.

Tribune News Service

It's (Almost) Always the Feds: How the FBI Fabricates Schemes To Entrap Would-Be Radicals

The FBI's long history of using informants and manufactured plots to prosecute extremists

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Conviction of two Michigan kidnap plotters highlights danger of violent conspiracies to US democracy

Two of the six men facing federal charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 were found guilty by a federal jury on Aug. 23, 2022.

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Justice Department releases memo justifying no obstruction of justice charges in Trump Russia investigation

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Whitmer kidnap plotter deserves prison break for helping government, feds say

DETROIT — Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they want to shave three years off the prison sentence of a man convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because he helped secure the convictions of co-conspirators.

Tribune News Service

Whitmer kidnap plot convictions unlikely to curb extremism

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a political cooling-off after two men were convicted of plotting to kidnap her

The Independent UK

Key insider: 2 men were 'very eager' to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor says two other men were “very eager” to move forward with the plan in 2020

The Independent UK

Jury picked, evidence next in 2nd trial in Gov. Whitmer plot

Federal prosecutors are set to begin building their case against two men described as leaders of a 2020 scheme to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

FBI’s tactics doomed case against men charged in kidnapping plot of Michigan governor

The appearance of entrapment, and the difficulty of distinguishing between fantasy and criminal conspiracy, explains the embarrassing outcome of the federal trial in which jurors acquitted two alleged conspirators and failed to reach verdicts for the other two.

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A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment

The agency’s tactics doomed the prosecution of defendants who allegedly planned to kidnap Michigan's governor.

The Independent UK

Whitmer kidnap plot: 2 men acquitted, hung jury for 2 more

Jurors have acquitted two defendants of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn't agree on a verdict for two others

The Independent UK

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

Jurors to weigh conspiracy charges in alleged Whitmer plot

A jury in Michigan will begin its deliberations Monday after days of testimony in the trial of four men accused of hatching a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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The Independent UK

Closing arguments next in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Jurors will hear closing arguments Friday in the trial of four men accused of a brazen conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

4 in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial to decide whether to testify

The trial of four men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has shifted to the defense

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

Plot to kidnap Michigan governor sought to ‘ignite’ civil war and stop Biden’s election, court hears

Star witness testifies that group wanted to ‘cause as much a disruption as possible’ to prevent election

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