The Justice Department is seeking higher sentences for five members of the far-right Proud Boys group, including the leader, who were convicted in the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol.
Former leader of the neo-fascist group Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio on Tuesday received the longest sentence handed down as a result of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Two former Proud Boy leaders on Thursday received some of the longest sentences handed down as a result of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Four members of the far-right Proud Boys, including the former leader, have been found guilty of seditious conspiracy by a federal jury in Washington D.C. for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
The seditious conspiracy trial involving the Proud Boys was temporarily halted this week after prosecutors revealed that a defense witness has been an FBI informant since 2021, defense attorneys said in a court filing.
Five members of the right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, were charged Monday with seditious conspiracy for their actions ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Cameras for a documentary film were rolling as the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were meeting in downtown Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, the day before the assault the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors said in a memo.
The Justice Department anticipates charging more than 500 people in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, making it one of the largest investigations in American history, according to a recent court filing.
