Kaleb Franks, one of the five defendants set to face trial next month for conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor, changed course and decided to plead guilty to the allegations in a Grand Rapids federal courtroom on Feb. 9. Franks told Magistrate Judge Phillip Green that he understood the consequences of striking a plea deal with…
FBI Agents’ Misconduct Won’t Be Considered in Whitmer Kidnap Case, Judge Rules
The misconduct of three FBI agents who investigated the alleged Michigan governor kidnapping plot won’t be used as evidence in court, a U.S. district judge has ruled. With their March 8 trial fast approaching, defendants Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, and Brandon Caserta filed numerous motions in recent weeks to buttress their argument…
Judge Tosses Whitmer Kidnapping Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
January 26, 2022
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The men who say they were ensnared in a government entrapment scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor will have to prove their case in trial after a federal judge denied their motion to dismiss the charges. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker made his ruling Jan. 25, setting the stage for defendants Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Kaleb…
FBI’s Silence on Jan. 6 Used by Whitmer Kidnapping Defendant to Buttress Case for Dismissal
January 17, 2022
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A defendant in the Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case has moved to introduce evidence related to the use of federal informants in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots, arguing that the FBI’s refusal to answer basic questions about such activities demonstrates a “consciousness of guilt” on the part of the government. The Jan. 14 motion…
EXCLUSIVE: Ray Epps’ Attorney, a Former FBI Agent, Says His Client Is No Fed
The attorney for Capitol Hill protest participant Ray Epps, former FBI agent John Blischak, told The Epoch Times on Jan. 12 that his client has been interviewed by federal law enforcers and “unequivocally he is not an FBI informant.” Speculation about Epps has gradually built for months, coming to a head when top federal law…
EXCLUSIVE: Ray Epps’s Attorney, a Former FBI Agent, Says His Client Is No Fed
The attorney for Capitol Hill protest participant Ray Epps told The Epoch Times on Jan. 12 that his client has been interviewed by federal law enforcement and “unequivocally, he is not an FBI informant.” Speculation about Epps has been building for months, coming to a head when top federal law enforcement officials refused to answer…
EXCLUSIVE: Ray Epps’s Attorney Responds to Claims His Client Is an FBI Informant
The attorney for Capitol Hill protest participant Ray Epps, former FBI agent John Blischak, told The Epoch Times on Jan. 12 that his client has been interviewed by federal law enforcers and “unequivocally, he is not an FBI informant.” Speculation about Epps has gradually built for months, coming to a head when top federal law…
Who Is Ray Epps? DOJ Won’t Say
Top federal law enforcement officials have declined to answer numerous questions about Ray Epps, the Arizona resident captured on video encouraging Jan. 6 protestors to breach Capitol Hill. Controversy has surrounded Epps in recent months due to questions about his possible connection to law enforcement. Despite video evidence of him making repeated calls for action, Epps has…
Defendants in Whitmer Kidnapping Case Move to Have Charges Tossed
Five defendants accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against them, claiming the hand FBI informants had in directing the failed scheme amounts to entrapment. The trial for Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, Brandon Caserta is set to begin March 8 for allegedly conspiring…
Jan. 6 Defendant Fingers Four Possible Undercover Agents
A Jan. 6 defendant has moved for the government to release Capitol Hill footage that purportedly reveals police brutality and the activities of four suspected undercover agent provocateurs. Ryan Nichols, a 30-year-old Texas man who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said in a Dec. 1 motion that footage deemed sensitive by the Department of…
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