Michigan

Two Men Were Convicted For The Plot To Kidnap The Governor Of Michigan
Adam Fox and Barry Croft "wanted to set off a second American civil war," prosecutors said in their closing arguments.

Michigan Medical Students Walked Out Of Their White Coat Ceremony In Protest Of An Anti-Abortion Speaker
“This is not simply a disagreement on personal opinion; through our demand we are standing up in solidarity against groups who are trying to take away human rights and restrict medical care."

Republicans Have Picked An Election Denier To Run Michigan’s Elections
Kristina Karamo, who has falsely said that Donald Trump won the 2020 election, is now the Republican nominee for Michigan secretary of state.

A Stunning Surprise In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Calls The Government’s Domestic Terror Strategy Into Question
In one of the nation’s most important domestic terrorism trials, the government’s single-minded pursuit of a conviction speaks volumes — about way more than just this one case.

Defendants In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Want To Compel A Key Informant To Testify
Prosecutors accused Stephen Robeson of being a “double agent.” Now he’s threatening to plead the Fifth.

The Prosecutors In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Have Dropped A Barrage Of Evidence
Prosecutors called a critical witness, a confidential informant who infiltrated the militant groups the defendants belonged to.

The Stakes Are High As The Michigan Kidnapping Trial Begins And The Government Is Leaving Nothing To Chance
The four defendants in the case claim entrapment and potentially face life in prison if convicted.

Three Michigan Kidnapping Suspects Said They Were Entrapped. A Judge Said They Have To Stand Trial Anyway.
The three defendants, members of the Wolverine Watchmen, are charged with providing material support to terrorism. Their trial is now set for September.

A Second Defendant In The Alleged Plot To Kidnap Michigan's Governor Has Flipped
Kaleb Franks has agreed to plead guilty to kidnapping conspiracy and to testify that there was no FBI entrapment in the case.

The Controversial Informant At The Heart Of The Michigan Kidnapping Case Just Got Very Good News
Defense attorneys had worried that a gun possession charge might cause Stephen Robeson to plead the Fifth in the trial of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

A Judge Has Sharply Limited What Accused Michigan Kidnap Plotters Can Say In Their Defense
Defendants won’t be able to ask Jayson Chambers about his security firm, Exeintel, and they can’t ask his partner, Henrik Impola, about perjury allegations.

The Men Accused Of Plotting To Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Have Lost Their Bid To Avoid Trial
The accused say they were entrapped, but a judge warned them that will be a high legal bar to clear.

The FBI Knew Exactly What Its “Double Agent” Was Doing, Says A Defendant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case
Prosecutors say the informant’s statements should be barred from court, but defense attorneys have other ideas.

The Government Says A Key Informant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Was A “Double Agent”
The claim is the latest complication in a high-profile case that once seemed like a slam dunk.

The Side Hustle Of An FBI Agent In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Is Relevant, Defense Lawyers Argued
They say agent Jayson Chambers' business, Exeintel, created a potential “conflict of interest” in the investigation of their clients, who are accused of plotting to kidnap the state’s governor.

An Informant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Has Been Charged With Fraud
Even while he was assisting the FBI, Stephen Robeson allegedly used a fake charity to defraud a Wisconsin couple out of an SUV.

An FBI Agent In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Has Pleaded No Contest To Assaulting His Wife
Richard Trask, who had been the public face of the high-profile investigation, was fired by the FBI following his July arrest. He is one of three agents in the Whitmer kidnapping case whom the government will no longer call as witnesses.

A Third FBI Agent Will Not Be Testifying In The Michigan Kidnapping Case
Henrik Impola had been accused of perjury in a different case. Prosecutors called the allegation “unfounded” but said he wouldn’t be a witness when the trial begins in March.

The FBI Investigation Into The Alleged Plot To Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Has Gotten Very Complicated
The case seemed like a lock — until an informant and one FBI agent were charged with crimes, another was accused of perjury, and a third was found promoting a private security firm. And that wasn’t all.

Guidance Counselors Sent The Alleged Michigan School Shooter Back To Class Before The Attack. The Superintendent Says They Didn’t Have All The Facts.
The counselors “did not have all the facts we now know,” Superintendent Tim Throne wrote in a letter to the Oxford community.

The Michigan School Shooting Suspect's Parents Have Been Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
"These charges are intended to hold the individuals who contributed to this tragedy accountable, and also send the message that gun owners have a responsibility," the county prosecutor said.

The Alleged Michigan High School Shooter Has Been Charged With Murder And Terrorism
Law enforcement officials said evidence recovered from the suspected shooter's cellphone includes a video the teen made of himself where "he talked about shooting and killing students the next day."

These Are The Victims Of The Oxford High School Shooting In Michigan
Students Tate Myre, Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, and Justin Shilling were killed Tuesday. Seven others were injured, some of them critically.

Michigan's Attorney General Says The Men Accused In The Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Weren’t Entrapped
“They unhesitatingly committed the charged crimes with no prodding or encouragement from [the informant] or the FBI agents assigned to this case. Any argument to the contrary is ridiculous.”

A Key Informant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Has Struck A Plea Deal
Stephen Robeson of Wisconsin, who helped infiltrate the alleged conspiracy, will serve two years of probation for a separate gun possession charge.

Michigan Kidnapping Plot Defendants Have Asked To Subpoena Twitter About A Right-Wing Troll
Citing a BuzzFeed News article, they claim data could help determine whether an FBI agent controlled the @ravagiing account, which appeared to tweet about the case while it was still secret.

Lawyers In Michigan Kidnapping Case Are Seeking Information About An FBI Agent’s Internet Intelligence Company
To pursue their entrapment defense, the defendants seek information about an agent whose business ties emerged in a recent BuzzFeed News article.

A Right-Wing Troll Appears To Have Tweeted About An FBI Investigation Into The Michigan Kidnapping Plot Before It Went Public
Adding to the confusion, one of the lead FBI agents in the case is listed as the owner of an “internet intelligence company” for which the troll claims to be CEO. No one is talking.

A Defendant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Has Been Sentenced To 75 Months In Prison
Prosecutors say Ty Garbin, the only defendant in the alleged scheme to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation, will be a “star witness” in the upcoming trial.

An FBI Agent Investigating The Michigan Kidnapping Case Has Been Accused Of Assaulting His Wife
The alleged assault happened after the couple had an argument about a swingers event they had attended earlier that night.