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Proud Boys Leader Tarrio Gets 22-Year Term For Capitol Riot Plans
Enrique Tarrio, the national leader of the Proud Boys on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for masterminding a...
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Sep 6, 20232 min read
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Proud Boy Gets 2nd-Longest Jan. 6 Sentence
One of the leaders of the far-right group Proud Boys who was convicted earlier this year of seditious conspiracy was handed a 17-year...
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Sep 1, 20232 min read
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Proud Boys Sentencing Delayed A Week Due To Judge's Illness
The sentencing for former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of orchestrating the far-right extremist group’s...
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Aug 31, 20232 min read
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Jan. 6 Rioter Who Beat Police With Flagpole Sentenced
A man who beat a police officer with a flagpole and was among the most violent clashes outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was ordered...
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Jul 27, 20232 min read
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'QAnon Shaman' and Other Jan. 6 Rioters Regret Pleading Guilty
After apologizing for his actions and being sentenced to 41 months in prison, Jake Angeli, nicknamed the ‘QAnon Shaman’ for his role in...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read
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Justice Department Seeks Longer Jan. 6 Terms For Oath Keepers
The Justice Department appealed what it considers insufficient sentences for members of the Oath Keepers Wednesday for their involvement...
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Jul 13, 20231 min read
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Man With Explosive Materials Arrested Near Obama's D.C. House
A man being sought on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday in the Washington,...
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Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Senators: FBI, Homeland Security Ignored Red Flags On Jan. 6 Attack
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed “a massive amount of intelligence information” ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021,...
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Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Tasing D.C. Cop in Capitol Riot Nets 12.5 Years
A federal judge handed out the longest prison term yet in a guilty-plea case stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, hitting a...
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Jun 22, 20232 min read
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Extremist Threat Seems Untouched by Jan. 6 Prosecutions
The threat of political violence stubbornly persists more than two years into the massive federal crackdown on extremists who took part...
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Jun 8, 20232 min read
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Charges Over D.C. Officer's Collusion With Proud Boys No Surprise
Allegations that a Washington, D.C., police officer tipped off the far-right Proud Boys group about police plans was greeted with a fair...
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May 26, 20232 min read
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Terrorism Enhancement Nets Longest Jan. 6 Sentence
A federal judge handed down the longest prison sentence yet for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by using an enhanced penalty...
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May 26, 20232 min read
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Prosecutors Take Aggressive Sentencing Stance on Oath Keepers
As a judge prepares to begin sentencing nine members of the Oath Keepers paramilitary group for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021,...
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May 23, 20232 min read
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Kentucky Man Gets Longest Capitol Riot Term: 14 Years
Peter Schwartz, a Kentucky man with a long criminal record, was sentenced Friday to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking...
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May 6, 20232 min read
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Proud Boys Leader, 3 Members Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy
Former Proud Boys head Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and three other members of the extremist group were found guilty Thursday of seditious...
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May 4, 20231 min read
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Ex-FBI Agent Arrested For Trespassing In Capitol Riot Case
Federal prosecutors charged a former FBI agent with illegally entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and said he called...
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May 3, 20232 min read
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Election Fraud Report Figures in Jan. 6 Probe
The Justice Department has questioned the founder of a firm that studied the Trump campaign's 2020 election fraud claims and clearly...
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Apr 28, 20232 min read
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Pence Spends Five Hours With Grand Jury at End of Court Fight
Former Vice President Mike Pence spent more than five hours behind doors in Federal District Court in Washington Thursday in the grand...
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Apr 28, 20232 min read
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CT Man Who Attacked Officer In Capitol Riot Gets 7-Year+ Term
Patrick McCaughey III, who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the U.S. Capitol insurrection, was...
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Apr 17, 20232 min read
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Inspectors General Probe Homeland Security Role In Missing Jan. 6 Texts
A nearly two-year investigation into allegations of misconduct by the Department of Homeland Security’s chief watchdog expanded to...
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Apr 7, 20232 min read
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