Four Oath Keepers Convicted By Jury In Capitol Attack Trial
A Washington, D.C., jury on Monday convicted four people affiliated with the Oath Keepers of conspiring to disrupt the peaceful transfer...
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- Mar 16
- 2 min
1,000 More Could Be Charged in Jan. 6 Investigations
The more than 1,000 people already charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have clogged court dockets over the past two...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 15
- 2 min
DOJ Fights Bid To Dismiss Capitol Riot Cases Over Carlson Footage
The Justice Department has contested a bid by defense attorneys to have the seditious conspiracy case against the far-right group Proud...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 10
- 2 min
House GOP Launches Probe Of D.C. Jail Treatment Of Jan. 6 Defendants
House Republicans on Thursday began their investigation into whether people charged with crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 2
- 2 min
FBI Still Seeking Hundreds Involved In Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Riot
In the opening melee of the Jan. 6 insurrection, as the first rioters forced their way onto the Upper West Plaza of the Capitol, they...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 1
- 2 min
GAO Faults FBI, Other Agencies For Probes Of Threats Before Jan. 6 Riot
Federal agencies responsible for securing the Capitol failed to share intelligence adequately about potential violence before Jan. 6,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Witness: D.C. Police Intel Chief Shared Inside Info With Proud Boys
A Washington, D.C., police lieutenant who headed the D.C. police intelligence division shared tips about impending police action with...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Jan. 6 Rioter 'Ashamed' As He Gets 68-Month Prison Term
A Jan. 6, 2021 defendant who sprayed a chemical irritant at 5 police officers — and later bragged about it in a video interview — was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 30
- 2 min
Capitol Officer Sicknick's Assailant Gets 80 Months in Prison
Dozens of uniformed and plain-clothed U.S. Capitol Police officers attended the packed sentencing hearing for two of the more than 950...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Four Oath Keepers Guilty Of 'Seditious Conspiracy' On Jan. 6
A Washington, D.C., federal jury found four Oath Keepers members guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Arkansan Who Put His Feet on Pelosi Office Desk Is Convicted
Richard Barnett, who put his feet up on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office as rioters swarmed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 16
- 2 min
First Acquittal On Obstruction Charge In Capitol Riot Case
A federal judge ruled that a Jan. 6, 2021, defendant who said he entered the Senate floor to “plead the blood of Jesus” and absolve the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 6
- 1 min
950 Charged So Far For Roles In January 6, 2021 Capitol Attack
Two years after a violent mob forced its way into the U.S. Capitol, more than 950 people have been charged for their roles in the riot,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 5
- 2 min
FBI Increases Reward To $500K For Info On January 2021 Pipe Bombs
The FBI increased the reward for information about pipe bombs placed outside both the Republican National Committee and Democratic...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Post-911 Security Intel Plans 'Failed Miserably' On Jan. 6, Ex-Chief Says
In a firsthand account of the frantic efforts of Capitol Police officers to protect Congress from an armed mob on Jan. 6, 2021, Steven...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
House Jan. 6 Panel Says Law Enforcement 'Not To Blame' For Riot
The final report of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot identified failures of communication and...
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