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Inside the bizarre world of 'cult' leader and self-styled judge who claimed he could cure cancer and malaria... but is now behind bars for trying to kidnap a coroner at a council office in Essex
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Inside the bizarre world of 'cult' leader and self-styled judge who claimed he could cure cancer and malaria... but is now behind bars for trying to kidnap a coroner at a council office in Essex

Daily Mail  

As the leader of an anti-establishment cult who built a devoted following based on his ability to defy the authorities, Mark Christopher has had a very bad week or so. Christopher describes himself as Chief Judge Of England And All Dominions on his own website and on video-sharing platforms Matthew Martin, the 6ft 5in 'muscle' of the group, told the …

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Man Sentenced To Life For Attacking Pelosi's Husband With Hammer, Plotting To Kidnap Politician
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man Sentenced To Life For Attacking Pelosi's Husband With Hammer, Plotting To Kidnap Politician

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN FRANCISCO — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial. Before issuing the sentence, Judge Harry Dorfman dismissed arguments …

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Entrapment in play as appeals court looks at plot to kidnap Michigan governor
6 months, 1 week ago

Entrapment in play as appeals court looks at plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Associated Press  

DETROIT — An appeals court is raising major questions about the trial of two key figures in a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor — and putting federal prosecutors on the defensive as the government tries to preserve the extraordinary guilty verdicts. After hearing arguments in May, the court took the uncommon step of asking for more written briefs on the …

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Michigan attorney general blames Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial acquittals on ‘right-leaning’ jurors
1 year, 3 months ago

Michigan attorney general blames Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial acquittals on ‘right-leaning’ jurors

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Michigan’s attorney general suggested conservative politics played a role in the acquittal of three men in the final trial related to a plan to kidnap Democratic Gov. Dana Nessel, also a Democrat, told a liberal group Monday the trial was held in a “very right-leaning county.” She said Friday’s verdicts were “perplexing, confusing but terrifying.” The Detroit News …

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Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan governor
1 year, 3 months ago

Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan governor

LA Times  

William Null answers questions from his defense attorney Damian Nunzio on Monday in 13th Circuit Court in Bellaire, Mich. A jury acquitted William, his twin brother Michael Null and Eric Molitor on Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to …

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Prosecutor says 3 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war
1 year, 4 months ago

Prosecutor says 3 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war

Associated Press  

BELLAIRE, Mich. — Three men accused of aiding a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. They all desired to start a civil war, if you can believe it,” William Rollstin of the state attorney general’s office said in his opening trial statement. The Null brothers, both 41, were leaders of a group called the Michigan Liberty Militia and supported the so-called …

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Jury selection begins in final trial over foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020
1 year, 4 months ago

Jury selection begins in final trial over foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020

Associated Press  

BELLAIRE, Mich. — Nearly three years after authorities foiled a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. The Nulls and Molitor attended a training session in Luther, Michigan, where a “shoot house” was constructed to simulate Whitmer’s vacation home, witnesses previously testified. Whitmer’s neighborhood and to interact with the other two vehicles participating in the surveillance by using hand-held radios,” prosecutors …

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WATCH: Armed men kidnap 14 security ministry staff in Mexico
1 year, 5 months ago

WATCH: Armed men kidnap 14 security ministry staff in Mexico

Firstpost  

A ministry spokesperson said ’nothing like this has ever happened’, adding that the motive for kidnapping 14 security ministry staff in Mexico was being investigated Fourteen administrative employees of the police force in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas were kidnapped by armed men on a highway about 22 miles west of the state capital Tuxtla Gutierrez said. The video …

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Man pleads guilty to assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
1 year, 6 months ago

Man pleads guilty to assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Associated Press  

BELLAIRE, Mich. — A man accused of aiding a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor pleaded guilty Wednesday, the ninth conviction in state and federal courts since agents broke up an astonishing scheme by anti-government rebels in 2020. Fix trained with a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, for “politically motivated violence,” prosecutors have said, and hosted a five-hour meeting at his Belleville …

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Man pleads guilty in US probe of Haiti president assassination
1 year, 9 months ago

Man pleads guilty in US probe of Haiti president assassination

Al Jazeera  

Rodolphe Jaar faces charges of conspiring to murder or kidnap President Jovenal Moise and providing support to the plot. A dual Haitian and Chilean citizen has pleaded guilty to three charges related to a plot to assassinate former Haitian President Jovenel Moise, marking the first guilty plea in a United States investigation into the 2021 killing. Rodolphe Jaar, 50, appeared …

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Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter
2 years ago

Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter

Associated Press  

JACKSON, Mich. — A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020. Gretchen Whitmer urged Judge Thomas Wilson to “impose a sentence that meets the gravity of the …

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3 Men Who Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Governor Face Lengthy Prison Sentences
2 years ago

3 Men Who Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Governor Face Lengthy Prison Sentences

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JACKSON, Mich. — A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020. Gretchen Whitmer urged Judge Thomas Wilson to “impose a sentence that meets the …

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Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided kidnap plot against Michigan governor
2 years ago

Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided kidnap plot against Michigan governor

LA Times  

Paul Bellar, left, Pete Musico and Joseph Morrison appear for sentencing in front of Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson on Thursday in Jackson, Mich. A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before …

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Pelosi attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal charges
2 years, 1 month ago

Pelosi attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal charges

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A man accused in last month’s attack on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges of attempting to kidnap a federal official and assaulting a federal official’s family member. DePape, 42, of Richmond, a San Francisco suburb, was indicted last week on the federal charges arising from an Oct. 28 break-in …

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Attack suspect David DePape intended to kidnap, ‘kneecap’ Nancy Pelosi, prosecutors allege
2 years, 1 month ago

Attack suspect David DePape intended to kidnap, ‘kneecap’ Nancy Pelosi, prosecutors allege

LA Times  

Federal charges against David DePape include assault on a family member of a U.S. official and attempted kidnapping of a federal official. In a voluntary interview with San Francisco police after his arrest, DePape said he set out to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and interrogate and torture her, according to the federal charges. He later told investigators “that by breaking …

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3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
2 years, 1 month ago

3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

Associated Press  

Three men accused of supporting terrorism in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday in a trial that focused on paramilitary drills and fierce contempt for government ahead of the 2020 election. The verdicts “are further proof that violence and threats have no place in our politics,” said Whitmer, who has not participated as a …

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Three militia members guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
2 years, 1 month ago

Three militia members guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Raw Story  

Three men were convicted on multiple felony charges in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. A Jackson County jury found Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar guilty Wednesday morning on all charges following a three-week trial, and the men could face more than 20 years in prison when they're sentenced Dec. 15, reported MLive. Their defense attorneys argued the …

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EXPLAINER: 3 more on trial in Michigan governor kidnap plot
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: 3 more on trial in Michigan governor kidnap plot

Associated Press  

JACKSON, Mich. — A scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in a different court when three men face trial Monday, just weeks before voters consider whether to reelect Gretchen Whitmer to a second term. “They didn’t go out and participate in a plan to kidnap the governor,” Assistant Attorney General Sunita Doddamani said in …

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Key insider in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot gets sentence break
2 years, 3 months ago

Key insider in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot gets sentence break

Associated Press  

A judge on Friday slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a star witness who pleaded guilty in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor and helped federal prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker cited Garbin’s “substantial assistance” to the government and his own assessment of the 26-year-old airplane mechanic, who cooperated soon after his arrest, pleaded guilty and …

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Whitmer kidnap plot convictions unlikely to curb extremism
2 years, 4 months ago

Whitmer kidnap plot convictions unlikely to curb extremism

Associated Press  

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The conviction of two men for conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Barbara McQuade, a former federal prosecutor, said refusing to do so would have been “the coward’s way out.” “We’re seeing an escalation of threats of violence against public officials,” McQuade said. He described the Whitmer kidnapping plan as a “fake deal.” Jury selection in the …

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Jury hears from key informant in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
2 years, 4 months ago

Jury hears from key informant in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Associated Press  

A man charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Chappel participated in firearm drills, met privately with Fox in the basement of a Grand Rapids-area vacuum shop and made two trips with him to see Whitmer’s property in Elk Rapids. On a recording, Fox said they would pose as tourists on the first ride, “just checkin’ out pure Michigan, bro,” …

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Kidnap suspect loses 3-year war against extradition to Chile
2 years, 7 months ago

Kidnap suspect loses 3-year war against extradition to Chile

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — A 69-year-old Chilean woman wanted on kidnapping charges dating to Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s faces extradition from Australia after a court closed her final appeal option. Attorney General Michaelia Cash’s office said in a statement Tuesday it would be inappropriate for her to comment on Rivas’ case because “this process is yet to be …

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In outcome of Whitmer case, some see freedom, others danger
2 years, 8 months ago

In outcome of Whitmer case, some see freedom, others danger

Associated Press  

Outside the Michigan courthouse where a jury did not convict any of the four men charged with planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a defense lawyer said jurors saw the alleged plot as what it was: Dirty FBI tactics and “rough talk.” The men — who were heard on audio during the trial talking about killing Whitmer, blowing up a …

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In Whitmer plot case, was it violent political rhetoric or just ‘rough talk’?
2 years, 8 months ago

In Whitmer plot case, was it violent political rhetoric or just ‘rough talk’?

LA Times  

Michael Hills, the attorney for defendant Brandon Caserta, speaks to reporters after his client was found not guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a defense lawyer said jurors saw the case as what it was: dirty FBI tactics and “rough talk.” The men didn’t say anything shocking, attorney Michael Hills said, though they were heard on audio …

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