Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump's broad clemency
Read full article: Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump's broad clemencyA federal judge has dismissed the remnants of the governmentās landmark case against far-right Proud Boys members who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years
Read full article: Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 yearsA one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack.
Two ex-Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Read full article: Two ex-Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attackTwo former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group have been sentenced to more than a decade each in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to try to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election.
Judge's illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
Read full article: Judge's illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 caseFormer Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrioās sentencing for orchestrating the far-right extremist groupās attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed until Sept. 5.
Informant didn't spy on Proud Boys defense, prosecutors say
Read full article: Informant didn't spy on Proud Boys defense, prosecutors sayAs revelations that a defense witness was also an FBI informant roil the already contentious Capitol riot trial of members of the far-right Proud Boys group, prosecutors say the informant was never told to gather information about the defendants or their lawyers.
Prosecutors reveal planned Proud Boys witness was informant
Read full article: Prosecutors reveal planned Proud Boys witness was informantA lawyer for one of the former Proud Boys leaders charged with seditious conspiracy says federal prosecutors have revealed that a defense witness was secretly acting as a government informant for nearly two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders' charges
Read full article: Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders' chargesA federal judge has refused to throw out an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Bidenās electoral victory.
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Leaders of Proud Boys ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges
Read full article: Leaders of Proud Boys ordered jailed on Capitol riot chargesA federal judge has ordered two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to be arrested and jailed while awaiting trial on charges they planned and coordinated an attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Bidenās electoral victory.
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4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol
Read full article: 4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack CapitolAdTarrio hasn't been charged in connection with the riots, but the latest indictment refers to him by his title as Proud Boys' chairman. Nordean, 30, of Auburn, Washington, was a Proud Boys chapter president and member of the groupās national āElders Council.ā Biggs, 37, of Ormond Beach, Florida, is a self-described Proud Boys organizer. Proud Boys members, who describe themselves as a politically incorrect menās club for āWestern chauvinists,ā have frequently engaged in street fights with antifascist activists at rallies and protests. Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes, who founded the Proud Boys in 2016, sued the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling it as a hate group. Several Proud Boys also entered the Capitol building itself after the mob smashed windows and forced open doors.
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US narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege probe
Read full article: US narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege probeThere were plans for some Oath Keepers to be there in āgrey man" mode without identifiable militia gear so they could blend in with the crowd. One of the Proud Boys who heeded the call to meet in Washington was Dominic Pezzola. ___As the mob swarmed the Capitol, Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, was communicating with some of the alleged rioters. āVictory smoke in the Capitol, boys,ā he said. ___Nine people linked to the Oath Keepers have been indicted on charges that they planned and coordinated with one another in the siege.
