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Were Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s would-be kidnappers victims of FBI entrapment? How feds had at least TWELVE informants in Michigan militia gang who ENCOURAGED bizarre failed plot
The October arrest of 14 people involved in a Michigan plot is raising questions about the FBI s use of informers and the limits of their power
At least 12 informants were involved in the Michigan scheme, devised by a group calling itself the Wolverine Watchmen to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer
One of the 14 has pleaded guilty; the others will go on trial in October, and several of their lawyers are planning on arguing entrapment
At least one of the FBI informants paid for their planning meetings and was encouraged to recruit others to the plot
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BEING stuck in lockdown can leave us feeling like we ve got little to do - but no fear, there s always series to binge watch on Netflix.
Luckily for us, the streaming service has a whole host of gripping, disturbing and outrageous true crime dramas that you can ink your teeth into. Here are some of our favourites.
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The Confession Tapes
The 2017 true crime television documentary series follows the story of a number of people who were convicted of murder, but go on to say that their confessions were tampered with. It has been praised for its great representation of criminal law, miscarriages of justice and psychology. One episode looks at a man who was advised to confess to murdering a teenage girl at the wheel of his truck whilst driving, while another follows Hamid Hayat s case of admitting to attending a terrorist camp. Fans have compared the series to other popular crime documentaries like The Keepers and Making a Murderer.