Defense attorneys claim that the federal government invented a conspiracy theory in order to entrap five men who now face up to life in prison.
In a 20-page motion filed Christmas night, the attorneys claimed that the federal government invented a conspiracy theory about the alleged kidnapping plot in order to entrap five men who now face up to life in prison.
The attorneys are requesting that U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker dismiss a conspiracy charge against the defendants, which would effectively dismantle the government's case,"Essentially, the evidence here demonstrates egregious overreaching by the government's agents, and by the informants those agents handled," the defense attorneys wrote.
The lawyers went on to claim that the government initiated the case"despite the fact that it knew there was no plan to kidnap, no operational plan, and no details about how a kidnapping would occur or what would happen afterward." Furthermore, the attorneys alleged that FBI informants who helped the government with their investigation,"coaxed, persuaded, cajoled, played on sympathies, cultivated friendships, took advantage of the defendants' financial conditions, and suggested that the offense they proposed 'would further a greater good,'" according toThe 20-page motion also comes after allegations surfaced against the government's team, including the conviction of FBI special agent Richard...
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