How a postal worker turned inside the FBI into a terrorist plot against Governor Whitmer

JACKSON, me. – New evidence of the national terrorism plot to kidnap or kill Governor Gretchen Whitmer came out in court on Wednesday.

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State prosecutors said they had evidence that Pete Musico, his son-in-law Joseph Morrison and Paul Bellar not only formed the Wolverine Watchmen group, but used social media to recruit other members who were anti-government and qualified Tyrant Whitmer.

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The men believed they were secretly sending text messages to an app called Wire. The FBI said they would express violent thoughts and threats through the app.

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An FBI informant captured all of his communications.

In early 2020, the FBI hadn’t even heard of Wolverine Watchmen until one of the men set up a Facebook group and the hatred for Whitmer became so intense that they had to warn his security team at the beginning of the investigation.

Much of what was revealed came from an FBI informant.

According to the FBI, a veteran who worked in the postal service in Flint heard many things from the men who are charged and went to the FBI, but this he wanted to do until the FBI convinced him to risk his life and infiltrate in the group.

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“Not only did they hate law enforcement, but they talked about measures to get directions and kill them afterwards,” said FBI Special Agent Henrick Impola.

The man wanted to get out, but the FBI asked him to stay with Wolverine’s guards, to carry a wire, to record it even though he risked his life.

Musico, Morrison and Bellar are accused of providing material to support terrorist acts.

The FBI said the men trained at Musico’s property in Munith and set deadly traps in case police assaulted him.

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Defense attorneys said everything was talked about, but Ty Garbin pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against all of them in connection with the plot to kidnap or kill Whitmer.

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