Michigan Defense attorneys brought a motion to dismiss the indictment against five men accused of conspiracy in the Gov. Whitmer kidnapping case. They are claiming that rogue FBI agents, untrustworthy informants, and shady prosecutors were creating and directing the conspiracy.
Five men are being charged with kidnapping conspiracy. The trial is scheduled for March 8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They have pleaded not guilty. And are claiming to be victims of entrapment.
Last January, a sixth man, Ty Garbin, pleaded guilty. He will be testifying against the others. And is now serving a six-year federal prison sentence.
“Essentially, the evidence here demonstrates egregious overreaching by the government’s agents, and by the informants, those agents handled,” defense attorneys claim in the motion. “When the government was faced with evidence showing that the defendants had no interest in a kidnapping plot, it refused to accept failure and continued to push its plan.”
According to the 20-page court filing, the “conspiracy” was invented by federal prosecutors. And then they went out and tried to entrap people to join. More revelations about the FBI team and their informants continue to shake things up.
