ANOTHER VICTORY FOR US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: Four members of the far-right Proud Boys militia group, including its former leader Enrique Tarrio, have been convicted of seditious conspiracy. The jury found that they plotted to attack the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s election victory. Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were found guilty on Thursday of seditious conspiracy and three separate conspiracy charges, obstructing the Electoral College vote and tampering with evidence. The convictions, after a trial lasting nearly four months, handed another victory to the US Justice Department as it pursues criminal charges against more than 1,000 people arising from the Capitol rampage by supporters of Republican then-President Donald Trump. (By Stephen N.R., Senior Associate Editor)
Reuters