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    The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor gets 16 years in prison

    The government had pushed for a life sentence, but the judge said that punishment was not necessary to deter future similar acts.
    by The Associated Press Dec 27, 2022 3 minutes

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge to ease an escape.

    Adam Fox returned to federal court four months after he and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted of conspiracy charges at a second trial in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

    They were accused of being at the helm of a

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