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kidnap plot
Coverage of kidnap plot in the Nexus archive.
- 2 more convictions tossed in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
A state appeals court overturned convictions for two men linked to a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The decision sets aside prior legal outcomes in the case.
- Police foil kidnap plot, arrest two foreign suspects
Police arrested two suspects from the Republic of Togo who allegedly threatened to abduct a resident unless he paid ₦22 million. The plot was foiled before the abduction could occur.
- Court throws out conviction of man accused of secondary role in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
The Michigan Court of Appeals has thrown out the conviction of a man who was found guilty of a secondary role in a 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.