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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

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

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2022

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

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

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 · Aug 24, 2022

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 · Aug 24, 2022

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 · Aug 17, 2022

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 · Aug 10, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2022