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(The Center Square) – A defense attorney for one of the five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked in a new filing that the court require the government to obtain orders of use immunity of the FBI agents and confidential human sources. Scott Graham, the attorney for alleged extremist Kaleb Franks, wrote that the “illegal and unethical” use of confidential informants complicates the case. The request follows three lead sting FBI agents who won’t be testifying in the March 8 trial in Grand Rapids. Former lead FBI agent Richard Trask was arrested on a domestic violence...

New motion for discovery filed in the Governor Whitmer Kidnapping Plot case against Brandon Caserta reveals serious wrongdoing by FBI agents.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A FBI agent on the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case charged with assaulting a woman refused to answer questions as he left a Kalamazoo County courtroom Wednesday. Richard Trask and his attorney did not questions on whether he will still be one of the lead FBI agents testifying against suspects accused of plotting to kidnap Whitmer. Trask appeared in Kalamazoo County District Court for a preliminary exam hearing, which was adjourned until Aug. 31.

71-year-old Gitmo detainee released By BEN FOX, Associated Press Writer Published: Monday, August 28, 2006 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The oldest detainee at Guantanamo Bay - an Afghan man who is at least 71 and hobbled around the U.S. prison in Cuba using a walker - has been sent home, his lawyer said Monday. Haji Nasrat Khan was among five men from Afghanistan transferred over the weekend, said attorney Peter Ryan, who received the news in an e-mail from the U.S. Department of Justice. Ryan was not told why Khan was transferred, and was trying to determine whether...