Case Details
Full Name: Barry Croft Jr.
State: Michigan
District: Federal — Western District of Michigan
Defendants: United States v. Adam Fox et al.
Case Number: 1:20-cr-00183
Type of Case: Criminal
Initiation Date: 01/01/2020
Disposition: Convicted
Case Status: Conviction affirmed April 2025
Sentence: 235 months imprisonment
Time Served: N/A
Release Date: N/A
Case Summary
Croft was convicted alongside Adam Fox in the federal prosecution involving a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. He received a sentence of 235 months, significantly longer than Fox’s. The convictions followed a retrial after earlier proceedings resulted in acquittals for some co-defendants and a mistrial for others.
Problems with the Case
WW advances the same entrapment-focused narrative as in Fox’s case, arguing that the alleged plot was heavily influenced, organized, and facilitated by FBI informants and undercover agents. In Croft’s case specifically, WW emphasizes his alleged lack of independent resources or operational capacity to carry out the plan without government involvement. The argument suggests that Croft was effectively drawn into a scheme that would not have materialized absent extensive government participation.
