DOJ Seeks to Keep Undercover Agents Anonymous in Whitmer Kidnapping Case

DOJ Seeks to Keep Undercover Agents Anonymous in Whitmer Kidnapping Case
A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Top row (L) Kaleb Franks, (C) Brandon Caserta, (R) Adam Dean Fox, and bottom row (L) Daniel Harris, (C) Barry Croft, and (R) Ty Garbin, in an indictment released Dec. 17, 2020. Kent County Sheriff via AP File
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Federal prosecutors in the Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case have asked a judge to keep the names of two undercover FBI agents undisclosed and accused a defendant’s friend of offering a “cash bounty” for information about at least one of the agents.

The U.S. government articulated its position on the issue on Feb. 24, in response to a Feb. 22 brief from defendant Barry Croft stating that the federal agents shouldn’t be allowed to testify under false names.