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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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

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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

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

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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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

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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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…

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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.

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Second man pleads guilty to plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Kaleb Franks admitted conspiring to abduct Gretchen Whitmer, leaving four alleged co-conspirators still facing trial

The Independent UK

2nd guilty plea expected in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer

A second man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected Wednesday to plead guilty

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Second Whitmer kidnap plotter to plead guilty, court records show

DETROIT — A second member of an alleged plot to kidnap and hurt Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty, giving federal prosecutors two key insiders to fight defense claims of entrapment during next month's trial, according to a federal court filing Monday.

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2nd guilty plea planned in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer

Records show a man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty

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Judge tells Whitmer kidnap suspect: No, you can't use Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a defense

DETROIT — One of the suspects in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer alleged kidnapping case wanted to raise the infamous 2021 U.S. Capitol riot at trial, alleging the FBI's handling of the deadly insurrection points to a "consciousness of guilt" by the government.

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