ELK RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Neighbors of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s vacation home had seen suspicious cars on the road out front and suspicious boats on their lake in recent weeks. But never could they have imagined the plot that state and federal agents said was afoot – to kidnap the […]
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Top row from left: Adam Fox, Daniel Harris, Kaleb Franks, Ty Garbin and Eric Molitor. Second row from left: Pete Musico, Joseph Morrison, Brandon Caserta, William Null and Michael Null Third row from left: Shawn Fix, Paul Bellar and Barry Croft All face charges related to what the FBI says […]
Six men face federal charges and seven other men face state charges in the case. A few things jump out. First, this alleged plot, detailed by federal and state officials, was very plausible. It’s frightening to contemplate, but the alleged kidnapping scheme could well have succeeded had it not been […]
DETROIT — Thirteen people were charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home in reaction to what they viewed as her “uncontrolled power,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. Six people were charged in a federal investigation, and the Michigan attorney general charged seven. […]
By Julia Jones, CNN (CNN) — The Vac Shack sits in the middle of a row of single-story shops in a commercial part of Grand Rapids, Michigan, between a beauty salon and a taco joint. Adam Fox had moved into the basement of the vacuum repair shop after his girlfriend […]
Some of the people charged in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shared the stage in May with a county sheriff during a protest against state coronavirus restrictions. Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf is also in the hot seat for remarks made during an on-camera interview last week regarding those associated with the […]
In this April 30, 2020 file photo, protesters rally to denounce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-home order and business restrictions due to COVID-19, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Among the protesters who rallied at the Michigan Capitol against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown last spring were armed men now […]
CLOSE The federal government has charged six people with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, per newly unsealed court records. Wochit The 13 men charged Thursday in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used Facebook and secure messaging apps to connect and plot their attack. The group’s use of […]
Federal agents said Thursday they thwarted a plot to violently overthrow the government as well as kidnap and harm Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — a conspiracy that included visits to her home in northern Michigan and training with firearms and explosive devices. The alleged plot mainly involved six conspirators unhappy in part about Whitmer’s coronavirus restrictions, […]
Investigators have a trove of evidence — audio recordings of meeting, taped phone calls, group and individual texts and online chats — against the men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. It was gathered by two informants and two undercover FBI employees, according to the criminal complaint. The investigation began in early 2020, when […]
Six men have been charged in federal court with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her El Rapids vacation home, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday, and filed Tuesday, in federal court. The FBI investigation, which involved multiple confidential sources and undercover FBI personnel, has been ongoing […]
FILE – In this photo Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. According to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday, Oct. 8 six people plotted to try to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home. […]
A Grand Rapids federal judge Tuesday refused to let prosecutors share secret grand jury testimony with state prosecutors who are trying to convict eight men on terrorism charges related to the alleged plot to kidnap and harm Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said federal prosecutors failed to justify […]
One of the men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen WhitmerGretchen WhitmerThe Hill’s Morning Report – President Biden, Vice President Harris begin work today Michigan GOP pushes to replace member who voted to certify election results Is the spread of misinformation MLK’s dream? MORE (D) pleaded guilty to conspiracy on […]
Michigan militia members helped the FBI thwart an alleged plot to kidnap and harm Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to a federal filing Friday that reveals new details about evidence that includes undercover agents and secret surveillance. Unidentified militia members have provided ongoing cooperation to a secret, federal grand jury investigation, the U.S. […]
Jocelyn Kung hasn’t gotten the Covid-19 vaccine yet, but she already is planning for a grand getaway once she does. The 62-year-old executive coach from San Francisco says she is splurging on a three-week, seven-stop “transformational experience” in Vietnam in September, complete with a private seaplane, a vintage motorcycle and […]
(Bloomberg) — Global merger and acquisition activity clawed its way back from near-decade lows in 2020, facing down the Covid-19 pandemic with a string of large transactions in the second half of the year that dealmakers hope will continue. Deal volumes are now down about 6% for the year to […]
Tom Holland in the Uncharted movie To some surprise, the Uncharted movie has actually completed filming. Of course, the videogame adaptation will take some time to finish, as they are currently deep in post-production, but Nathan drake fans can rest assured that the Uncharted movie will be in cinemas… one […]
Two West Michigan men charged in a plot to storm the state Capitol and kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were released from jail Thursday, one day after a judge amended their bond conditions. Michael Null of Plainwell and William Null of Shelbyville, both 38, were released from custody around 4 p.m., […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Reuters/Rebecca Cook Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told Business Insider she was “hanging in there” after the FBI foiled a right-wing plot to kidnap and assassinate her. “That’s my phrase for 2020,” she said, adding that she was “appalled” when President Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to […]