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December 29, 2022

Leader of Gov. Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Sentenced to Over 19 Years Behind Bars
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A federal judge in Michigan has sentenced Delaware trucker Barry Croft
to nearly 20 years in prison for masterminding the foiled 2020
kidnapping plot against Governor Gretchen Whitmer. It's the longest
sentence handed down in the case, though prosecutors had argued for a
life sentence, calling Croft the "spiritual leader" of the far-right,
anti-government group of convicts.


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