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Michigan Governor Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Trial: FBI Raids Detroit Home Following Threats Against Judge, Defense Lawyers

NEWYou can now listen to TBEN News articles! The FBI has reportedly raided a home in suburban Detroit in connection with alleged threats against the

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NEWYou can now listen to TBEN News articles! The FBI has reportedly raided a home in suburban Detroit in connection with alleged threats against the

Highlights

  • FBI reportedly raided home in Detroit in connection with alleged threats against judge and defense attorneys in kidnapping conspiracy trial of Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer.
  • Defense attorneys portrayed their clients as talkative, marijuana-smoking weekend warriors, susceptible to manipulation by FBI agents.
  • The trial centers on the central issue of whether the FBI engaged in entrapment, the prohibited practice of cajoling or inciting individuals to commit certain criminal offenses.
  • Defense attorney Josh Blanchard is representing defendant Barry Croft, 46, and defense attorney Christopher Gibbons is representing Adam TBEN, 38.
  • No arrests have yet resulted from the raid, which came as the federal trial in Grand Rapids for Croft and two other defendants was underway.