Federal Grand Jury Charges Six in Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer
If convicted, the men face up to life in prison.
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A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Justice Department announced on Dec. 17. If convicted, the men face up to life in prison. The men were arrested and charged by criminal complaint in October, following an FBI investigation into their alleged plot to abduct the governor.
The indictment can be found here and below:
Rohini Kurup is a J.D. candidate at the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to law school, she worked as an associate editor of Lawfare and a research analyst at the Brookings Institution. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College.
