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An ex-police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader
Read full article: An ex-police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leaderA retired police officer in the nation’s capital has been convicted of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group.
Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be 'frightening'
Read full article: Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be 'frightening'The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members says it would be “frightening” if the anti-government group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, is pardoned for orchestrating a violent plot to keep Donald Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election.
Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6 riot, but no undercover agents were present
Read full article: Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6 riot, but no undercover agents were presentThe FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report.
South Florida Proud Boy gets prison for actions in Jan. 6 riot, feds say
Read full article: South Florida Proud Boy gets prison for actions in Jan. 6 riot, feds sayA South Florida man who federal authorities say was a member of the far-right Proud Boys organization was sentenced to spend a year in federal prison Friday after being convicted for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Imprisoned Proud Boys leader balks at answering a prosecutor's questions about Capitol attack
Read full article: Imprisoned Proud Boys leader balks at answering a prosecutor's questions about Capitol attackAn imprisoned far-right extremist group leader who was the top target of the federal investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has balked at answering a prosecutor’s questions about the attack.
Trump-nominated judge says blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be 'beyond frustrating'
Read full article: Trump-nominated judge says blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be 'beyond frustrating'A federal judge who was nominated by Donald Trump says it would be “beyond frustrating and disappointing” if the president-elect hands out mass pardons to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 election.
‘Justice has failed us’: Mother of Enrique Tarrio speaks on son’s prison sentence in Miami Lakes
Read full article: ‘Justice has failed us’: Mother of Enrique Tarrio speaks on son’s prison sentence in Miami LakesFormer Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for orchestrating a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election.
Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Read full article: Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracyFormer Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for orchestrating a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election.
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 Tarrio’s sentencing for orchestrating the far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed until Sept. 5.
Police officer charged with lying about leaks to Proud Boys leader
Read full article: Police officer charged with lying about leaks to Proud Boys leaderA police officer has been arrested on charges that he lied about leaking confidential information to a leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and obstructed an investigation after group members destroyed a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation's capital.
Proud Boys 1/6 verdict boosts Justice Dept. in Trump probe
Read full article: Proud Boys 1/6 verdict boosts Justice Dept. in Trump probeThe seditious conspiracy convictions of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants bolsters the Justice Department’s high-profile wins in its historic prosecution of the Capitol attack.
What seditious conspiracy means in Proud Boys' Jan. 6 case
Read full article: What seditious conspiracy means in Proud Boys' Jan. 6 caseThe seditious conspiracy convictions of leaders of the Proud Boys extremist group mark another major victory for the Justice Department in its massive prosecution of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Proud Boys’ Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Read full article: Proud Boys’ Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracyFormer Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group have been convicted of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol to keep Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election.
Defense rests at sedition trial for Proud Boys leaders
Read full article: Defense rests at sedition trial for Proud Boys leadersDefense attorneys have finished presenting their trial testimony for the landmark case against former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.
Proud Boys had 'no objective' on Jan. 6, defendant testifies
Read full article: Proud Boys had 'no objective' on Jan. 6, defendant testifiesA former leader in the Proud Boys has taken the witness stand to fight seditious conspiracy and other serious charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, telling jurors the group had “no objective” that day.
Proud Boys leaders' Jan. 6 sedition trial inches to a close
Read full article: Proud Boys leaders' Jan. 6 sedition trial inches to a closeA jury will soon decide whether the onetime leader of the Proud Boys extremist group is guilty in one of the most serious cases brought in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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.
Feds: Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plot
Read full article: Feds: Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plotProsecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory.
Ex-member: Proud Boys were 'tip of the spear' after election
Read full article: Ex-member: Proud Boys were 'tip of the spear' after electionA jury is hearing testimony from a former high-ranking Proud Boys member who pleaded guilty to plotting with group leaders to violently stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.
Proud Boys leader Tarrio jailed until trial in Jan. 6 plot
Read full article: Proud Boys leader Tarrio jailed until trial in Jan. 6 plotA leader in the far-right Proud Boys extremist group will remain jailed until his trial on charges that he remotely led a plot to stop Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential victory.
Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity
Read full article: Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entityEnrique Tarrio, the chairman of Proud Boys, called the terrorist designation “ridiculous.”"There is no basis for it. All the Canadian Proud Boys have ever done is go to rallies,” Tarrio said in a phone interview. He estimated there are between 1,000 and 1,500 Proud Boys in Canada. Sending money to the organization or buying Proud Boys paraphernalia would also be a crime. On January 6, 2021, the Proud Boys played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.”The government calls the Proud Boys a neo-fascist organization with semiautonomous chapters located in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
Judge bans Proud Boys leader from Washington after arrest
Read full article: Judge bans Proud Boys leader from Washington after arrestFILE - In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore. Police in the nations capital on Jan. 4, 2021, arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington in December 2020. WASHINGTON – A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys from the nation’s capital after he was accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested. The order bans Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, from entering the District of Columbia, with very limited exceptions to meet with his attorney or appear in court. Tarrio, of Miami-Dade, was arrested Monday by the Metropolitan Police Department and accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington last month. Tarrio said, according to a police report, that he sells the clips and the ones he was carrying were purchased by a customer.
Protestors march to Sen. Marco Rubio’s home demanding he reject Electoral College results
Read full article: Protestors march to Sen. Marco Rubio’s home demanding he reject Electoral College resultsDozens of protestors gathered at Miami’s West End Park Saturday, marching to the home of Sen. Marco Rubio. They are demanding that he reject the Electoral College totals that show Joe Biden won the race for President or they will vote him out. Protestors march to the Miami home of Sen. Marco Rubio. That isn’t stopping the Enough 20201 group from trying to keep President Trump in office for a second term. “If they end up stealing this election, this will continue,” said President Trump supporter Enrique Tarrio.
Proud Boys chairman condemns white supremacists, says Trump’s message of ‘stand by’ wasn’t call to action
Read full article: Proud Boys chairman condemns white supremacists, says Trump’s message of ‘stand by’ wasn’t call to actionThe head of the group President Trump named, the Proud Boys, is based in South Florida. Miami-Dade based Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio told Local 10′s Amy Viteri that he didn’t take Trump’s words of “stand back and stand by” as a call to action, and he tweeted that the question was in reference to white supremacy, which they are not. “I really don’t know who they are,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. Let law enforcement do their work.”Civil rights groups classify the Proud Boys as a hate group for affiliations with extremists. “I’m going to go ahead on the record and say I condemn white supremacist groups,” Tarrio said.