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Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy

HeadlineSep 06, 2023

Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. It is the longest sentence handed down to anyone involved in the January 6 insurrection. In May, Tarrio and three other members of the Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said Tarrio was “the ultimate leader of that conspiracy.” Tarrio received the stiffest sentence even though he was not in Washington on the day of January 6 since he had been arrested in a separate case days earlier and was ordered to stay away from the city. During the trial, prosecutors had portrayed the Proud Boys as having served as Donald Trump’s army on January 6. Last week, four other Proud Boys were sentenced to between 10 and 18 years in prison.

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