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Former CPD officer, sister to be sentenced for storming capitol on Jan. 6

Former CPD officer will be sentenced for storming capitol on Jan. 6
Former CPD officer will be sentenced for storming capitol on Jan. 6 00:30

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A former Chicago police officer and his sister will be sentenced in Washington D.C. on Wednesday for their role in the Jan. 6 capitol insurrection.

Karol Chwiesiuk and his sister, Agnieszka, were convicted of misdemeanors last summer. 

He's been on unpaid status with the department since his arrest in June of 2021.

Federal prosecutors say the two were seen on security footage breaking into the U.S. Capitol and taking selfies.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, prosecutors want Chwiesiuk to spend a year in prison and eight months for his sister.

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