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In the 2019 agreement, Facebook, which became Meta in 2021, was required to pay $5 billion for violating an earlier agreement. The company filed a separate appeal against Judge Timothy Kelly's ruling this week that it should be an FTC judge, not a district judge, who decides that case. This new lawsuit, filed late on Wednesday, argues that it is unconstitutional for the FTC to unilaterally tighten an existing consent agreement. The Meta complaints focus on the agency's dual role of prosecuting a matter before an FTC judge. Once the FTC judge makes a decision it is the commission which votes on whether to accept it.

Persons: Yuri Gripas, Judge Timothy Kelly's, Lina Khan, Rebecca Slaughter, Alvaro Bedoya, Meta, Diane Bartz, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Facebook Inc, Headquarters, REUTERS, Rights, Facebook, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Meta, FTC, Big Tech, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ FTC can seek tough new restrictons on Meta’s use of personal data, federal judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The decision Monday by District Judge Timothy Kelly allows the FTC to move ahead with a proposal banning Meta from profiting off data it collects from users under the age of 18. The package of potential restrictions would represent some of the most significant impositions on Meta’s business since the 2020 privacy order that resolved a federal probe into the company’s Cambridge Analytica privacy fiasco. Meta had previously called the FTC proposal “a political stunt” that singles out Meta “while allowing Chinese companies like TikTok to operate without constraint on American soil.”The FTC declined to comment on the ruling. It’s unclear when the FTC may finalize its proposed rules, Gallant added, but it could occur in the spring of 2024. Meta could still attempt to challenge any eventual FTC rule changes in federal court.

Persons: Timothy Kelly, Meta, ”, Kelly, Paul Gallant, TD Cowen, Gallant Organizations: Washington CNN, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Meta, Court, District of Columbia, Appeals, DC Circuit Locations: Cambridge

☆ Meta says it will appeal US judge's ruling in privacy fight with FTC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Meta logo is seen on a beach during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 19, 2023. Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed by Meta on Monday for the court to hear the dispute with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Meta in a court filing on Tuesday said it would appeal Kelly's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The dispute started in May when the FTC proposed changing a settlement reached in 2019 that required Facebook, which became Meta in 2021, to pay $5 billion. The FTC said it would tighten the 2019 settlement to bar Meta from making money off data collected on users under age 18, including in its virtual reality business.

Persons: Eric Gaillard, Timothy Kelly, Diane Bartz, Mark Porter, Richard Chang Organizations: Cannes Lions International, Creativity, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Facebook, U.S, District of Columbia, Meta, Federal Trade Commission, U.S ., Appeals, FTC, Thomson Locations: Cannes, France, U.S

☆ U.S. federal judge rules against Meta in privacy fight with FTC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. The judge ruled that Facebook must face a review of an earlier agreement that it struck with the FTC. Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed by Meta for the court to take over the fight. The FTC has argued that it was up to the agency to decide whether its settlements should be changed and that the district court had no jurisdiction. The FTC proposed changing a settlement reached in 2019 which required Facebook to pay $5 billion.

Persons: Yves Herman, Timothy Kelly, Diane Bartz, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Facebook, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, U.S, District of Columbia, Meta, FTC, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium

The largest was in cases where defendants plotted violent attacks that ultimately failed or were foiled, where international defendants received an average prison sentence of 11.2 years, compared with 1.6 years for domestic defendants. For violent cases that led to injuries, domestic defendants received on average 8.6 years, versus 34.6 for international defendants. The disparity was smaller, but still significant, in violent fatal attacks with domestic cases at about 28.8 years and international cases at about 39.2 years. People charged in violent domestic cases also often faced less serious charges not often associated with crimes of terror, like illegal possession of firearms, the study found. “These domestic terrorists are being treated more like run-of-the-mill criminal defendants and receiving sentences far below those of international terrorism defendants,” he said.

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Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartphone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Meta Platforms Inc FollowWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Meta (META.O), which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and the U.S. government tangled on Tuesday over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's plan to toughen a 2019 privacy order. Speaking for Meta on Tuesday, James Rouhandeh argued that Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had jurisdiction to take the case and should scrap the FTC's proposal because Meta had not agreed to it. Arguing for the FTC, Zachary Cowan of the Justice Department said that it was the agency's decision on whether its settlements should be changed and the district court had no jurisdiction. Essentially, the fight is whether Meta and the FTC, if they fail to settle, will go to district court or an FTC judge to decide if the 2019 agreement will be modified.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, James Rouhandeh, Timothy Kelly, Meta, Zachary Cowan, Kelly, Diane Bartz, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Facebook, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Meta, U.S, U.S . Federal, District of Columbia, Justice Department, FTC, Thomson Locations: toughen

Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured), speaks at the U.S. The ambassador, Rahm Emanuel, has always spoken in "a colorful manner," said Matthew Miller, restraining a smile, although he declined to say whether Emanuel's comments had been cleared by the State Department. "I would guess that the Chinese government views Ambassador Emanuel's remarks as authoritative and deliberate signaling. I doubt that's the case," said Bonnie Glaser, a China expert at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. All of that suggests that the administration is unlikely to rein in its Japan ambassador.

Persons: Japan Rahm Emanuel, Antony Blinken, Andrew Harnik, Rahm Emanuel, Matthew Miller, Emanuel, Agatha Christie's, Qin Gang, Li Shangfu hasn't, Li, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Obama, Emanuel's, Bonnie Glaser, Biden, Rahm, AMBASSADOR Emanuel, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama's, Laquan McDonald, Fumio Kishida, Yun Sun, He's, Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom, Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt, Patricia Zengerle, Timothy Kelly, Don Durfee, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: U.S, Ambassador's, WASHINGTON, . State Department, State Department, Foreign, Rocket Force, Defense, Reuters, German Marshall Fund of, CHINA U.S, AMBASSADOR, Obama, House, West Wing, China Program, Stimson, Biden, Thomson Locations: Japan, Tokyo, TOKYO, Washington, Britain, China, United States, Beijing, U.S, CHINA, Chicago

☆ Clashes mount between Trump and his legal nemesis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

A dramatic series of legal developments in the Fulton County, Georgia, investigation – in which Trump and 18 co-defendants are also awaiting trial – encapsulated the breadth of the former president’s legal exposure. And 61% of Republican-leaning adults said that Trump is facing so many charges largely because of political abuse of the justice system. Trump uses criminal plight to fire up supportersTrump continually dials up the heat, underscoring how his legal defense and presidential campaign have merged. Smith may remain the ex-president’s greatest threat as the prosecutor with the best chance to complete a case against Trump early in the election year. New charges were also filed against Trump aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago maintenance manager Carlos De Oliveira.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Smith, Trump, Mark Meadows, Fani Willis ’, Enrique Tarrio, Timothy Kelly, Tarrio, CNN Trump, Hunter, he’d, Tanya Chutkan, “, CNN’s Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Sidney Powell, Powell’s, Powell, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira Organizations: CNN, GOP, Trump, Trump White House, Republican, Republicans, Justice Department, Biden Locations: Florida, Washington, Fulton County , Georgia, Georgia, United States, Ukraine, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona

☆ Opinion: The Proud Prosecution doesn’t mean we’re any safer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Anna Lee | Opinion Jon Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Editor’s Note: Jon Lewis is a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, where he studies domestic violent extremism. However, the 814-page document devoted less than three pages to making recommendations, and in those, perplexingly failed to offer a meaningful set related to domestic terrorism. There is little question that right-wing extremism, particularly white supremacist extremism, is currently the deadliest and most pervasive domestic terrorism threat facing the United States. Nearly 1 in 4 of these right-wing extremist killings were committed in the name of white supremacist terrorism – a staggering 251 total deaths. We stand at a crossroads in the fight against domestic terrorism.

Persons: Jon Lewis, Timothy Kelly, Proud, Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Ethan Nordean, Jon Lewis Jon Lewis, perplexingly Organizations: Extremism, George Washington University, CNN, Proud Boys, Justice Department, Biden, Terrorism, Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Twitter, Facebook Locations: United States, Poway, El Paso, Pittsburgh, Buffalo

☆ Ex-Proud Boys leader to be sentenced for role in US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: Members of the far-right Proud Boys, including leader Enrique Tarrio (C), rally in support of U.S. President Donald Trump to protest against the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Washington, U.S. November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former chairman of the right-wing Proud Boys group is set to be sentenced on Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump trying to overturn his election defeat. Kelly last week sentenced another far-right Proud Boys leader, Ethan Nordean, to 18 years, less than the 27 years prosecutors had sought. That prison term tied the longest handed down so far to a convicted leader of the attack, with Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes in May also sentenced to 18 years. Five people, including a police officer, died during or shortly after the riot and more than 140 police officers were injured.

Persons: Enrique Tarrio, Donald Trump, Hannah McKay, Trump, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, Ethan Nordean, Stewart Rhodes, May, Jack Smith Organizations: REUTERS, WASHINGTON, U.S, Capitol, Republican, Prosecutors Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington, Baltimore

☆ Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years in Jan 6 case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Tarrio was the ultimate leader of that conspiracy. Mr. Tarrio was the ultimate leader, the ultimate person who organized, who was motivated by revolutionary zeal.”Prosecutors said Tarrio had remained in touch with the Proud Boys group and monitored their actions. “He was on a tier of his own,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Conor Mulroe said, adding Tarrio was a uniquely influential figure among the Proud Boys. Prosecutors had asked Kelly to sentence Tarrio to 33 years behind bars, saying he helped direct the attack from Baltimore. Kelly last week sentenced another far-right Proud Boys leader, Ethan Nordean, to 18 years.

Persons: Enrique Tarrio, Donald Trump, Hannah McKay, Timothy Kelly, Donald Trump’s, Tarrio, Joe Biden’s, Trump, ”, Conor Mulroe, Prosecutors, Kelly, Ethan Nordean, Stewart Rhodes, “, Jan, Jack Smith Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S . Capitol, REUTERS, U.S, Trump, ” Prosecutors, Boys, Capitol Locations: Washington , U.S, Miami, Washington, Baltimore

"Mr. Tarrio was the ultimate leader, the ultimate person who organized, who was motivated by revolutionary zeal,” U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said prior to announcing the sentence. “That conspiracy ended up with about 200 men amped up for battle encircling the Capitol.”Tarrio’s is the latest in a series of sentencings for former Proud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy. Notably, Tarrio was not among the hundreds of other Proud Boys members who breached the Capitol. Tarrio was released the next day but ordered to leave the city, so he watched and gave commands from a hotel in Baltimore. “There’s no comparing anybody that was there – including myself – with George Washington or any of the Founding Fathers,” Tarrio said.

Persons: Enrique Tarrio, Donald Trump, Tarrio, Timothy Kelly, Tarrio’s, Joseph Biggs, Zach Rehl, Dominic Pezzola, Ethan Nordean, Nayib Hassan, Stewart Rhodes, Rhodes, –, ” Kelly, “, throngs, ”, George Washington, ” Tarrio Organizations: Capitol, Proud Boys, New, Boys, Trump, U.S . Locations: U.S, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington, Baltimore, United States

☆ Proud Boys ex-leader Enrique Tarrio set to be sentenced for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, leader of The Proud Boys, attends a protest showing support for Cubans demonstrating against their government, in Miami, Florida on July 16, 2021. The former leader of the far-right group Proud Boys is set to be sentenced Tuesday after being convicted of seditious conspiracy to disrupt the 2020 presidential election certification on Jan. 6, 2021. Tarrio's sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., is scheduled for 2 p.m. Judge Timothy Kelly last week delivered lower sentences than what prosecutors requested for Tarrio's co-defendants, three of whom were also convicted of seditious conspiracy. Ethan Nordean, who led the Seattle chapter of the Proud Boys, on Friday was sentenced to 18 years in prison, tying him with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for the longest Jan. 6-related sentence yet.

Persons: Henry, Enrique, Tarrio, Enrique Tarrio —, Donald Trump, Timothy Kelly, Ethan Nordean, Stewart Rhodes Organizations: The, Justice, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Tarrio's Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, Washington ,, Seattle

☆ Enrique Tarrio: Prosecutors ask for 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Prosecutors are seeking a 33-year prison sentence for Tarrio which, if given, would be the longest sentence related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack. Tarrio is the last of five Proud Boys defendants to be sentenced. He and three other members of the Proud Boys leadership were found guilty of seditious conspiracy. District Judge Timothy Kelly has consistently gone far below previous Justice Department sentencing requests for Proud Boys members convicted in this case. Tarrio’s lawyer Sabino Jauregui fiercely fought additional terrorism sentencing penalties Tuesday, saying that “it was not his intention to bring down the United States government, or overthrow the United States government.”“My client is no terrorist,” Jauregui said.

Persons: Enrique Tarrio, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Prosecutors, Tarrio, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola, Tarrio’s, Sabino Jauregui, ”, ” Jauregui, “, Biggs, Nordean Organizations: CNN, Boys, Proud Boys, Department, United, Capitol, Congress Locations: Washington , DC, Tarrio, United States, Washington ,

"If we don't have a peaceful transfer of power in this country, we don't have anything," said U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly. Dominic Pezzola, a member of the Proud Boys, did not play a leadership role but was convicted of felonies including obstructing an official proceeding and assaulting police. Pezzola's attorneys had asked for their client to be sentenced to around five years in prison. Steven Metcalf, one of Pezzola's attorneys, told the judge that Pezzola was caught in the "heat of the moment." More than 1,100 people have been arrested on charges related to the Capitol assault.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Trump, Donald Trump's, Ethan Nordean, Stewart Rhodes, Timothy Kelly, Nordean, Nick Smith, Dominic Pezzola, Prosecutors, Mark, Steven Metcalf, Pezzola, Joe Biden, Sarah N, Lynch, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Grant McCool, Jonathan Oatis, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Trump, U.S, Capitol, U.S . Congress, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Capitol, Proud Boys, Capitol Police, Prosecutors, Republican, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington

REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge will sentence two more members of the far-right Proud Boys on Friday who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a failed bid by then-President Donald Trump's supporters to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory. The second defendant, Ethan Nordean, was a leader of the group who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes. The sentencing of Pezzola and Nordean follows U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Thursday ordering two other former Proud Boys leaders, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl, to serve 17 years and 15 years in prison, respectively. The government is seeking a 20-year prison term for Pezzola and a 27-year term for Nordean. Former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced on Sept 5.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden's, Dominic Pezzola, Ethan Nordean, Trump, Biden, Pezzola, Nordean, Timothy Kelly, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Biggs, Stewart Rhodes, Rehl, Mark, Nick Smith, Smith, Enrique Tarrio, Sarah N, Lynch, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: Trump, U.S, Capitol, U.S . Congress, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Proud Boys, Capitol Police, Boys, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington

☆ A net of justice is tightening around 2020 election deniers and may be closing in on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. A lawyer for the two election workers vowed on CNN to pursue accountability “to the end of the Earth” in a damages trial. While Trump claims such cases are an example of a “witch hunt,” the judicial process is grinding slowly on. Yet no democracy would last long if it failed to respond to the alleged crimes committed by Trump and his acolytes after the 2020 election. Michael Gottlieb, an attorney for the election workers, said he expected that his clients would see restitution after a trial date for damages between November and February.

Persons: Donald Trump, Timothy Kelly, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Joe Biden’s, Mark Meadows, –, Tanya Chutkan, he’s, Joe Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Biggs, “, ”, ” Kelly, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, movingly, Freeman, scammer ”, Moss, Michael Gottlieb, ” Gottlieb, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Rehl, ” Rehl Organizations: CNN, Capitol, White House, Trump, FBI, Republican Party, Justice, Proud Boys, Justice Department, “, Democratic, Force Locations: Georgia, Washington ,, Arizona, Washington , DC, America

☆ Dominic Pezzola: Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on January 6 sentenced to 10 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Images of Dominic Pezzola, nicknamed “Spazzolini,” using the police riot shield to first breach the Capitol building quickly became a symbol of the violence that day. “The reality is you were the one who did it,” District Judge Timothy Kelly said during the hearing Friday. “You were the one who smashed that window in and let people begin to stream into the Capitol building and threaten the lives of our lawmakers. Pezzola was the only one of the five Proud Boys defendants not convicted of seditious conspiracy. Two of Pezzola’s codefendants, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl, were sentenced Thursday to 17 and 15 years in prison respectively.

Persons: Dominic Pezzola, “ Spazzolini, Timothy Kelly, “, “ Trump, ”, Kelly –, –, Pezzola, codefendants, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Pezzola’s, Mark, Erik Kenerson, trepidation ”, ” Pezzola, Lisa, Kelly, Angelina, sobbed Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Boys Locations: New York

☆ Judge sentences ex-Proud Boys leaders to 17 and 15-year terms for US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

In one of the debates during his 2020 presidential campaign, Trump famously told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" when he was asked by the moderator to denounce white supremacists. [1/2]A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. They are requesting a 20-year term for Pezzola, who was acquitted of seditious conspiracy, but convicted of other serious felonies. The sentences he imposed, while far lower than what the government requested, still represent among the most stringent to date in connection with the Capitol attack. It is one of four indictments now facing Trump, as the 2024 campaign is about to kick into high gear.

Persons: Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Donald Trump's, Timothy Kelly, Biggs, Rehl, Kelly, Jan, ”, “ I’m, ” Rehl, “, Joe Biden's, Trump, Jason McCullough, ” Trump, Biden, Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Enrique Tarrio, Rehls, Stewart Rhodes, Jack Smith, Stormy Daniels, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Mark Porter, Grant McCool Organizations: Boys, U.S, Capitol, Prosecutors, Democratic, Republican, REUTERS, Trump, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, Florida, New York

☆ Judge sentences ex-Proud Boys leader Biggs to 17 years over US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Ahead of his sentencing, Biggs apologized for his actions as he faced Kelly, choking up as he spoke about his daughter whom he said was a sexual assault victim who needs him. Together, Biggs and Rehl will become the first Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy to be sentenced for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Norm Pattis, an attorney for both Biggs and Rehl, asked Kelly to sentence his clients to a term that is below U.S. sentencing guidelines. In May, a jury convicted Biggs, Rehl, Tarrio and Nordean of seditious conspiracy, a Civil War-era law that makes it a crime to conspire to oppose the government by force, and other felonies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Joseph Biggs, Donald Trump's, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, Jan, Biggs, “, ”, “ I’m, Zachary Rehl, Rehl, Stewart Rhodes, Jason McCullough, Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joe Biden's, Trump, Biden, Jack Smith, Norm Pattis, Pattis, Dominic Pezzola, Pezzola, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Mark Porter Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Republican, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Former Proud Boys leaders could face longest sentences yet for US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Proud Boys member Joe Biggs speaks during a rally in Portland, Oregon, September 26, 2020, before he was later arrested for his involvement in the storming of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington. Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence Joseph Biggs to 33 years in prison and they are seeking a 30-year sentence for co-defendant Zachary Rehl. They are due to become the first Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy to be sentenced for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Former Proud Boys Chair Enrique Tarrio and another former leader, Ethan Nordean, were scheduled for sentencing on Wednesday but their hearings were postponed after the judge called out sick. Rehl, meanwhile, "spent his time as president of the Philadelphia Proud Boys trying to present a legitimate-looking front while behind the scenes amassing an army that was ready and willing to fight," they added.

Persons: Joe Biggs, Jim Urquhart, Donald Trump's, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Stewart Rhodes, Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joe Biden's, Trump, Biden, Timothy Kelly, Biggs, Rehl, Jack Smith, Norm Pattis, Kelly, Dominic Pezzola, Pezzola, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Mark Porter Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Washington . D.C, REUTERS, Rights, Boys, Democratic, Republican, U.S, Philadelphia Proud, Capitol, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Portland , Oregon, Washington ., U.S, American

☆ Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Joe Biggs was convicted by a Washington, DC jury of several charges including seditious conspiracy for attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. “People around the world would give anything for these rights.”But January 6, 2021, Kelly said, “broke our tradition of the peaceful transferring of power” in the United States. The hefty sentence is the second longest sentence handed down for a defendant convicted as part of the Capitol attack. Oath Keeper leader and founder Stewart Rhodes has received the longest sentence of 18 years in prison. Four of the defendants, Biggs, Tarrio, Nordean and Rehl, were convicted of seditious conspiracy, while Pezzola was acquitted of that charge.

Persons: Joe Biggs, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, “, ”, Prosecutors, Biggs, –, Stewart Rhodes, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio –, Nordean, Rehl, Dominic Pezzola –, Tarrio, Pezzola, ” Biggs, Jason McCullough, ” McCullough Organizations: CNN, Capitol, The Locations: Washington, ”, United States

Joseph Biggs, the former second-in-command of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, and Zach Riehl, who presided over the Proud Boys’ Philadelphia chapter, received a 15-year sentence. “I definitely don't want to be a person affiliated with any more groups unless it's my daughter's PTA," he said. “My curiosity got the best of me, and I’m going to have to live with that for the rest of my life." "I let it consume my life and I lost track of who and what mattered most.”“It wasn’t just January 6th. “That day broke our tradition of peacefully transferring power, which is among the most precious things we had as Americans.

Persons: Joseph Biggs, Zach Riehl, Riehl, perjured, Enrique Tarrio, Donald Trump, Biggs, Timothy Kelly, “, ”, ” Riehl, Kelly, Biggs –, Riehl –, Jan, ‘, Biggs ’ Organizations: Capitol, U.S, Trump Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Sentencing of two ex-Proud Boys leaders postponed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/6] Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gestures as he leaves the D.C. Central Detention Facility where he had been held since September 2021, in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein E/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The sentencing hearings for two former leaders of the right-wing Proud Boys who were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes for the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters were abruptly postponed on Wednesday. Former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio and another former leader Ethan Nordean were supposed to be the first of five Proud Boys to face sentencing this week, with three other co-defendants due to be sentenced on Thursday and Friday. Prosecutors are planning to ask U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to sentence Tarrio to 33 years in prison and Nordean to 27 years. Attorneys for Tarrio and Nordean will ask the judge to reject the terrorism enhancement request.

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