Judge vacates convictions of 4 Proud Boys in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
A federal judge on Friday agreed to dismiss the convictions of four members of the far-right Proud Boys group for their actions in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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A federal judge on Friday agreed to dismiss the convictions of four members of the far-right Proud Boys group for their actions in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The Justice Department is taking action to vacate the Jan. 6 convictions against 12 former members of the right-wing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, most of whom were convicted of seditious security. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.
The Department of Justice is trying to dismiss convictions against former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three subordinates were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other felonies related to their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The federal jury did not reach a verdict yet for a fifth member, Dominic Pezzola, on that charge. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to break down the verdict.
The alleged incident occurred at a gathering Enrique Tarrio was taking part in with other members of the Proud Boys, along with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.
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Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys who was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, has been released from federal prison. The move is part of President Trump's pardons for those who carried out the attack in Washington, D.C. CBS News' Jason Allen reports.
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A Proud Boys member who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday after he told the judge "you could give me 100 years."
The one-time chairman of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in planning the Jan. 6 attack. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Enrique Tarrio received the longest sentence of any defendant so far in the Justice Department's investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday for his role planning the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Prosecutors are seeking 33 years in prison for former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. He was found guilty of numerous felony counts, including seditious conspiracy, for his role in planning the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Scott MacFarlane reports.
The Proud Boys' Ethan Nordean was sentenced to 18 years in prison, while Dominic Pezzola received a 10-year sentence.
A D.C. federal Judge sentenced two former Proud Boys to more than a decade in prison Thursday for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehld were convicted of seditious conspiracy alongside the group's leader, Enrique Tarrio, who is scheduled to be sentenced next week. Scott MacFarlane reports from U.S. District Court.
Two members of the far-right group Proud Boys were sentenced Thursday for their roles in the Jan. 6 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Biggs was sentenced to 17 years in prison while Zachary Rehl was given a 15-year sentence. Ed O'Keefe reports.
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Prosecutors have asked federal Judge Timothy Kelly to send Tarrio and a co-defendant to prison for 33 years.
The sentence, if imposed, would be by far the longest punishment that has been handed down in the massive Jan. 6 prosecution.
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Four members of the far-right extremist group Proud Boys, including its former president Enrique Tarrio, were convicted by a federal jury of multiple counts, including seditious conspiracy, for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. They join a list of more than 1,000 people who have been charged for their participation that day. Scott MacFarlane reports from Washington.
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