Coverage dated December 27, 2022

Barry Croft Jr., convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, faces sentencing Wednesday

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Prosecutors are recommending a life prison sentence for a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor.

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CBS News
Barry Croft Jr., convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, faces sentencing Wednesday (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Prosecutors are recommending a life prison sentence for a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor.
Breitbart News
Whitmer conspirator Barry Croft sentenced to more than 19 years in prison (opens Breitbart News)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Among the ringleaders in a suspected plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, 47-year-old Barry Croft Jr. was sentenced Wednesday
Fox News
Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot: Co-leader Barry Croft Jr. sentenced to more than 19 years in prison (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Barry Croft. Jr., who has been convicted in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, has been sentenced Wednesday in federal court.
Los Angeles Times
Delaware man is sentenced to more than 19 years in prison in plot to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Barry Croft Jr., described as a co-leader of a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor, is sentenced to over 19 years in prison.
New York Times
Man Receives Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Plot to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (opens New York Times)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Barry Croft planned to use guns and explosives to abduct Michigan’s governor, prosecutors said. He was the final federal defendant to face sentencing.
The Daily Caller
Second Whitmer Kidnapping Plotter Slapped With 19-Year Prison Term (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Barry Croft Jr. was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison Wednesday after being convicted of planning to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, 9 & 10 News reported.
The Guardian
Michigan governor kidnap plot: man sentenced to over 19 years in prison (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Barry Croft Jr, the co-leader of the stunning plot to abduct the governor from her vacation home, is the final defendant in the case
Washington Post
Architect of Mich. governor kidnap plot sentenced to more than 19 years in prison (opens Washington Post)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Barry Croft Jr. was described by prosecutors as the “ideas guy" behind a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and spark a civil war.
NBC News
Ringleader of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Barry Croft Jr. is "thoroughly radicalized" and "hasn’t changed his viewpoint,” a prosecutor said.
Portland Press Herald
Judge sentences co-leader in Michigan governor kidnap plot to more than 19 years imprisonment (opens Portland Press Herald)
Published Dec 27, 2022
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Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., 47, who was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate.

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