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Government Corruption
Prosecutors Fail to Secure a Single Guilty Verdict in Alleged Whitmer Kidnapping Plot
2022-04-09
More on this story from yesterday.
[NATIONALREVIEW] A jury acquitted two men accused by the FBI of conspiring to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
...Her Excellency, the dictator of Michigan, 2020 Dem VP contender...
 and could not reach verdicts on two other men involved in the alleged plot.

Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were found not guilty on the charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Harris was also found not guilty of other weapons charges pertaining to the case.

The jury said they could not agree on verdicts for Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., who were also charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping in the alleged plot. As a result, U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker declared a mistrial for Fox and Croft.

Defense attorneys claimed that the accused were tricked or goaded into conspiring to kidnap the governor by undercover FBI agents and informants. Federal prosecutors ended up indicting one of their own informants on a gun charge,
...that’d be Dan Chappel...
while one of the FBI agents who testified in the case, Richard Trask, was subsequently fired after being accused of beating his wife in an argument following an orgy.

Courtesy of Skidmark:
How undercover FBI agents infiltrated militia group Wolverine Watchmen to try to take down Gretchen Whitmer's 'kidnappers': IOUs for grenades, incriminating texts and an informant called 'Big Dan' weren't enough to convince jury
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were all tried but none were convicted

  • The jury acquitted Harris and Caserta but said it couldn't decide on the other men

  • A mistrial was declared for two of the men in a huge blow to the government

  • The men had discussed dressing up as a pizza delivery man to trick Whitmer

  • Another strand of the would-be plot was to tie her to a table and pose for pictures as if she were a 'drug bust'

  • Their plot - which they discussed on social media and texts - was intercepted by FBI agents on Facebook

  • An informant known as 'Big Dan' told the trial how he joined the group to improve his gun skills then became disillusioned

  • The defense however won with its claims that it was just 'stoned crazy talk'
Deutsche Welle adds:
Fox, Croft and Harris also face additional charges. Two of the most serious charges, kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to use explosives, can carry life sentences.

The verdict was read in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Three of the four defendants hail from the state, one is from Delaware.

Seven other men allegedly involved in the case are to be tried in state court.

Prosecutors were also aided by two co-defendants, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, who agreed to work with prosecutors. Garbin is serving six years for his role whereas Franks is awaiting sentencing.
Related:
Wolverine Watchmen: 2020-11-01 President Trump Signs Order to Protect Fracking Industry
Wolverine Watchmen: 2020-10-16 Fourteenth suspect arrested in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Wolverine Watchmen: 2020-10-12 2 Marine veterans among conspirators charged in Michigan governor kidnap plot, former Army trainee arrested in NC
Posted by:Fred

#6  And notice I didn't assign the critter a gender as I'm not a biologist. Sadly as a geologist, all I can do is hit something with a rock hammer and tell you if it's a rock (Doesn't scream and spray blood everywhere) or not a rock (Screams, cries and has the red red krovvy inside).
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-04-09 22:15  

#5  Will this be the new FBI spokescritter?



Inquiring prosecutors want to know...
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-04-09 22:11  

#4  From Reason:

In reality, Whitmer was never in actual danger; "Big Dan," the ringleader of the alleged plot, contacted law enforcement early on, and the FBI paid him $54,000 to conduct six months of surveillance on a loose network of militia members who were upset with Whitmer's aggressive COVID-19 lockdown policies. When the group staked out Whitmer's house, it was Big Dan leading the effort—with the FBI's foreknowledge and encouragement.

At the same time, Big Dan's FBI handler, a man named Jayson Chambers, was attempting to start a side business as a security consultant; he thus had every incentive to construct a major domestic terrorism bust that he could take credit for foiling.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-04-09 19:46  

#3  IMO the biggest story never told is the 8 years of Obama corrupting and politicizing the senior career civil service in DC. FBI, IRS, DoJ, DoD, HHS, DHS, CIA, NSA, EPA, FDA, NIH, the list goes on. In each case think about the news stories under Trump and Biden that show agencies at odds with decades of policy and precedent, and always moving to the left, globalist, Chinese, gay, Islamic. racist viewpoints. The salting of the civil service at the DoJ or DHS are stunning examples of malfeasance in failing to prosecute or enforce existing laws.

Take a look:
https://ourpublicservice.org/blog/a-revealing-look-at-racial-diversity-in-the-federal-government/
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-04-09 12:13  

#2  Their credibility was shot IMO along time ago.
Posted by: Chris   2022-04-09 08:16  

#1  FBI/DOJ credibility: SHOT
Posted by: Frank G   2022-04-09 07:12  

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