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☆ Guatemala President-elect Arevalo suspends participation in transition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Guatemala President-elect Bernardo Arevalo and Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei attend a meeting as part of the presidential transition, in Guatemala City, Guatemala September 4, 2023. The announcement came after the top prosecutor's office in the Central American country raided facilities run by Guatemala's main electoral tribunal on Tuesday. Arevalo said his participation in the transition would resume once the "necessary institutional (and) political conditions are reestablished." "We reiterate our firm willingness to immediately resume the transition process as soon as the elected authorities request it," the government added. Shortly before electoral tribunal officials declared Arevalo the victor, his party Semilla was notified that a branch of the tribunal suspended the party over registration flaws.

Persons: Bernardo Arevalo, Alejandro Giammattei, Arevalo, Alejandro Giammattei's, resoundingly, Semilla, Sofia Menchu, Brendan O'Boyle, Carolina Pulice, Sandra Maler, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, REUTERS oka Acquire, GUATEMALA CITY, Central American, Organization of American States, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Guatemala, Guatemala City, REUTERS oka, GUATEMALA, Guatemalan

Hunter Biden walks to the motorcade after arriving at Fort McNair, after U.S. President Joe Biden spent the weekend at Camp David, in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2023. Ziegler and other unnamed defendants are accused of obtaining "tens of thousands of emails, thousands of photos, and dozens of videos and recordings" belonging to the Hunter Biden and spreading them online. The suit accuses the former Trump aide of "accessing, tampering with, manipulating, altering, copying and damaging computer data that they do not own." Republicans have accused the Democratic president of profiting while he served as vice president from 2009 to 2017 from his son's foreign business ventures, an accusation the White House denies. "They have turned up no evidence, none, that he did anything wrong ... that’s because the president didn’t do anything wrong," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Julia Nikhinson, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Garrett Ziegler, Trump, Peter Navarro, Ziegler, Kevin McCarthy, White, didn’t, Karine Jean, Pierre, Kanishka Singh, Heather Timmons, William Maclean Organizations: Fort McNair, U.S, Camp, REUTERS, Rights, ABC News, Republican U.S . House, Democratic, House Press, Thomson Locations: Fort, Washington , U.S, White, California, Washington

If the appeal before the Chicago-based First District Appellate Court fails, Smollett would have to finish a 150-day stint in jail that his trial judge ordered during his 2022 sentencing. Smollett spent just six days in jail before his release pending the outcome of the appeal. In the appeal, Smollett’s legal team says chief prosecutor Kim Foxx’s office used proper discretion to drop the original charges four years ago. Authorities said Smollett paid two men he knew from work on the TV show “Empire” to stage the attack. As he sentenced Smollett, Judge Linn excoriated him as a narcissist and pronounced himself astounded by Smollett's actions given the actor’s multiracial family background and ties to social justice work.

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Shroyer hosts a daily show called “The War Room With Owen Shroyer” for the website operated by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Shroyer didn't need to set foot inside the Capitol because many of his followers did, prosecutors argued. Political Cartoons View All 1154 Images“Shroyer helped create January 6,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing. Outside the Capitol, Shroyer stood in front of a crowd with a megaphone and yelled, “The Democrats are posing as communists, but we know what they really are: they’re just tyrants, they’re tyrants. Shroyer is one of two Infowars employees arrested on Capitol riot charges.

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Shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, police said, Cavalcante went to the Phoenixville area home of another former work associate, who wasn't home, police said. “I do not have a report of a stolen vehicle; I anticipate that we will,” he said. Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison on Aug. 31 after being sentenced to life for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 2021. Police on Saturday had reported two more confirmed sightings of Cavalcante within the search area around the Longwood Gardens botanical park, the center of the search in recent days. Police had been planning to use close to 600 personnel Monday for “one massive sweep” of the search area, he said.

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday dropped charges against Bijan Kian, a onetime business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn who had been accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Turkish government. Prosecutors alleged that Kian and Flynn, who were partners in an entity called the Flynn Intel Group, were acting at Turkey’s behest when they undertook a project to discredit exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Among other factors, he cited evidence that an actual conspiracy involved Flynn and Alptekin, with Kian excluded from the arrangement. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Virginia declined to comment on why prosecutors decided to drop the case. Flynn, who received a presidential pardon in 2020, became a chief promoter of Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Persons: Bijan Kian, Michael Flynn, Kian, Robert Mueller’s, Flynn, Fethullah Gulen, Gulen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Donald Trump's, Ruhollah Khomeini, Prosecutors, Kamal Alptekin, Anthony Trenga, Trenga's, Trenga, Alptekin, Mark MacDougall, Rafiekian —, Rafiekian, ” MacDougall Organizations: —, National Security, Prosecutors, Flynn Intel Group, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, Attorney's, of, Justice Department Locations: Va, Turkish, U.S, Turkey, Trenga, Eastern, of Virginia

Cavalcante is now clean-shaven and wearing a yellow or green hooded sweatshirt, black baseball cap, green prison pants and white shoes, the statement said. Cavalcante was operating a 2020 White Ford Transit van bearing Pennsylvania registration ZST-8818, police said on X (formerly known as Twitter). Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison on Aug. 31 after being sentenced to life for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 2021. Prosecutors say he wanted to stop her from telling police that he’s wanted in a killing in his home country of Brazil. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesPhoenixville is about 13 miles (21 kilometers) northeast of the prison.

Persons: —, Danelo Souza Cavalcante, Cavalcante, he’s Organizations: Pennsylvania State Police, White Ford Transit, Prosecutors, Authorities, Police, Friday Locations: Pa, Pennsylvania, Phoenixville, Chester County, Cavalcante, Chester, Brazil

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Police on Saturday reported two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers. Danelo Souza Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison on Aug. 31 after being sentenced to life for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 2021. Prosecutors say he wanted to stop her from telling police that he’s wanted in a killing in his home country of Brazil. Authorities believe Cavalcante, spotted almost a dozen times since his escape, has managed to obtain clothing and other supplies. There’s now a $20,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Cavalcante, whose escape has attracted international attention and became big news in Brazil.

Persons: Danelo Souza Cavalcante, he’s, George Bivens, Michelle Bjork, There’s, Cavalcante, Danilo Souza Cavalcante, Válter Júnior Moreira dos Reis Organizations: WEST CHESTER, — Police, Prosecutors, Authorities, Pennsylvania, Police, ”, Friday, ” Authorities Locations: Pa, Pennsylvania, Chester, Brazil, Longwood, East Marlborough Township, Philadelphia, Kennett, Rio de Janeiro, Tocantins, Figueirópolis

☆ Mark Meadows fails in bid to move Georgia election case to federal court
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jack Queen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. October 21, 2020. The law allows a defendant to have their case heard in federal court if the charges against them stem from their official duties. Meadows could have faced a friendlier jury pool in federal court, which draws from a larger and more politically diverse area than Fulton County, Georgia, the Democratic stronghold where the case was filed. Moving to federal court would have also allowed Meadows to argue that he is immune from state prosecution because he was carrying out his duties as a federal official. Meadows, Trump and 17 others were charged in a sprawling indictment in August.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Al Drago, Donald Trump’s, Steve Jones, Meadows, Trump, Joe Biden, Brad Raffensperger, Prosecutors, Kanishka Singh, Jack Queen, Dan Wallis, Noeleen Organizations: White, REUTERS, U.S, District, Fulton, Democratic, Prosecutors, Electoral College, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Fulton County , Georgia, Georgia, Trump, Florida, Washington, New York

CNN —A federal judge on Friday rejected former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move his Georgia criminal case to federal court, a significant setback for Meadows and a troubling sign for former President Donald Trump. Meadows was the first of five defendants who already filed motions to move the case to federal court – and Trump is expected to do so, too. ‘Outside Meadows’ federal role’The indictment identifies eight overt acts Meadows allegedly took in furtherance of the scheme to overturn the 2020 election results. Meadows argued that these actions were part of his federal duties – and thus, the case should be moved to federal court – but Jones disagreed. independent of its conclusion” in the Meadows case, Jones wrote.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Donald Trump, Steve Jones, Meadows, ”, Jones, Obama, –, Trump, Fulton, ” Jones, Brad Raffensperger, Joe, “, Fani Willis ’, Jeffrey Clark, David Shafer, Cathy Latham, – Shawn Still, Shafer, Latham, would’ve, “ It’s, ” Meadows, Raffensperger, ” Raffensperger Organizations: CNN, White House, Meadows, US, White, Staff, Circuit, Appeals, Georgia, Trump, Fulton, Prosecutors, DOJ, GOP, Former Georgia Republican, GOP Coffee, House, Republican Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Meadows, ”, Meadows ’, New York, Trump’s, United States, Fulton

☆ Ryan Salame, an ex-FTX executive, is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Ryan Salame, a former top executive of FTX, the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform, is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges in a New York courtroom on Thursday afternoon, a person familiar with the matter has told CNN. The plea comes less than one month before Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the digital currency exchange, is set to go on trial. Salame, served as the chief executive of FTX and was a top lieutenant of Bankman-Fried, who is set to go to trial on October 2 facing numerous wire fraud and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors have said Salame played a role in the alleged scheme involving political donations. They want to show the jury a private message Salame sent to a family member in November 2021, explaining that he was a straw donor that Bankman-Fried used to make political donations.

Persons: New York CNN — Ryan Salame, Sam Bankman, Fried, Salame’s, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, FTX, Nishad Singh, Salame Organizations: New, New York CNN, FTX, CNN, Prosecutors, Bankman, Republican, Democrat Locations: New York, Bankman, Alameda

MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country's prosecutors’ office said Wednesday. Rubiales, the now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation, kissed Hermoso on the lips during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the title on Aug. 20 in Sydney, Australia. The new law eliminated the difference between “sexual harassment” and “sexual assault,” sanctioning any unconsented sexual act. Coach Luis de la Fuente had to ask for forgiveness for having applauded Rubiales' sexist-tinged speech to the general assembly. Spain's left-wing government and its women players hope that the backlash against Rubiales can lead to a reckoning with sexism in soccer.

Persons: Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Hermoso, ” Rubiales, Spain, Prosecutors, Pedro Rocha, ” Hermoso, Germain, Spain’s, Jorge Vilda, Vilda, Spain's, Luis de la Fuente, ___ Organizations: MADRID, Spain, England, Rubiales, FIFA, Hermoso, Interim, Pachuca, Paris Saint, Atletico Madrid, World Locations: Spanish, Sydney, Australia, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Rubiales, Spain

☆ US prosecutors to seek Hunter Biden indictment by Sept. 29
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing on Wednesday they will seek an indictment of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, by Sept. 29 in his tax and firearms case. "The government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date," Weiss wrote in a status report to U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika. In July, Noreika rejected a proposed plea deal that would have resolved the tax and gun charges, raising concerns over its legality and the scope of immunity it offered Hunter Biden. Republicans in Congress have raised the possibility of impeaching President Biden over his son's business dealings and accuse the Department of Justice of giving him a "sweetheart deal."

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden's, Hunter, David Weiss, General Merrick Garland, Weiss, Maryellen Noreika, Noreika, Hunter Biden's, Abbe Lowell, Biden, Lowell, ”, Garland, Donald Trump, Trump, Kanishka Singh, Eric Beech, Tom Hals, Jeff Mason, Rami Ayyub, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, District, Mr, Congress, of Justice, Attorney, District of, Republican, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, District of Delaware

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to revoke the bond for the mother of a Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher after she allegedly failed multiple drug tests while awaiting sentencing on two felony charges. The boy was 6 when he pulled out his mother's gun in January and fired one shot at Zwerner in a classroom full of students. Taylor was released on bond pending sentencing on the condition that she refrain from unlawful drug use and possession. James Ellenson, one of Taylor's lawyers, told The Virginian-Pilot that he will ask U.S. District Judge Mark Davis not to revoke her bond. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to ask for a sentence of 18 months to 24 months in prison.

Persons: Deja Taylor, Abigail Zwerner, Zwerner, Taylor, Lisa McKeel, Peter Osyf, James Ellenson, Mark Davis, ” Ellenson, Ellenson Organizations: — Prosecutors, Elementary School, Virginian, U.S, District, Associated Press, Prosecutors, Newport News Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Virginia, Newport News, U.S, States, Newport, Coast

"The United States is also working to ensure that the procedures governing the defendant's return to Malaysia will not unduly delay the service of his U.S. sentence," prosecutors said. Ng's lawyers agreed to the one-month delay, prosecutors said. The case stemmed from about $6.5 billion in bonds that Goldman helped 1MDB sell in 2012 and 2013. Agnifilo said at the hearing that Malaysia wanted Ng's cooperation with an ongoing 1MDB probe. Ng was arrested in Malaysia in Nov. 2018 and agreed to be extradited to the United States three months later.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Margo Brodie, Roger Ng's, Marc Agnifilo, Goldman, 1MDB, Ng, Brodie, Drew Rolle, Agnifilo, Malaysia's, Tim Leissner, Jho, Luc Cohen, Bill Berkrot Organizations: U.S, Malaysia, United, Thomson Locations: Malaysia, New York, Brooklyn, Kuala Lumpur, United States, U.S

☆ 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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith warned Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's “daily” statements risk tainting a jury pool in Washington in the criminal case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump's provocative comments about both Smith's team and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan — who is presiding over the case — have been a central issue since the indictment was filed last month. Prosecutors have repeatedly signaled their concerns about the impact of Trump's social media posts and Chutkan explicitly warned Trump against inflammatory remarks that could intimidate witnesses or contaminate potential jurors. Chutkan agreed with the Trump team that it should have time to respond to the Justice Department's filings and set deadlines for next week. Trump faces three other prosecutions besides the federal election subversion case.

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CNN —Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro goes on trial Tuesday as the second ex-aide to former President Donald Trump to be prosecuted for criminal contempt of Congress. With the judge finding that Trump did not make a formal invocation of privilege, Navarro will be severely limited in the defenses he can put in front of the jury. It declined to prosecute former Trump White House officials Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino, who were also subpoenaed by the committee and referred by the House to the Justice Department for contempt. Navarro told reporters outside the courthouse last week that his legal bills, including appeals of the case, would exceed $1 million. This is the same suit I wore in 2017 going into the White House,” he said.

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Five judges from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal handed down their decision on Tuesday, following years of legal battles challenging the government’s refusal to let gay people get married or form a civil union partnership. Hong Kong does not allow or grant same-sex marriage or unions, even though homosexuality has been decriminalized in the city since 1991. Jerome Yau, co-founder of Hong Kong Marriage Equality, said he is “cautiously optimistic” as he awaits further details to be hammered out. Polls in Hong Kong have shown growing support for same-sex equality among the public, especially younger people. Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, the first member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council to come out as gay, is a co-defendant in Sham’s case.

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two executives of a Swedish oil exploration and production company went on trial Tuesday in Stockholm for securing the company's operations in Sudan through their alleged complicity in war crimes in 20 years ago. The two executives are accused of involvement in the Sudanese government's military campaign to clear an area in southern Sudan for oil production. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 to become the world’s youngest nation. They also want 1.4 billion kronor ($127 million) confiscated from Lundin Oil because of economic benefits that were achieved from the alleged crimes. In Sweden, the maximum penalty for complicity in war crimes is a life prison sentence, which generally means a minimum of 20 to 25 years.

Persons: Ian Lundin, Alex Schneiter, Omar al, Bashir, Lundin, ”, Schneiter “ Organizations: STOCKHOLM, Sudanese, Court, Petronas Carigali Overseas, Sudapet Ltd, Lundin Oil, Prosecutors Locations: Stockholm, Sudan, Darfur, OMV, Austria, Sudanese, Swedish, Lundin, Sweden

☆ Key Suspect in Assassination of Haiti President Is Set to Plead Guilty
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( David C. Adams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Rivera, 45, initially pleaded not guilty after his extradition from Haiti in February. Mr. Rivera could face a life sentence on four charges of conspiring to kidnap or kill Mr. Moïse. On the night of the assassination, Mr. Rivera led a convoy of vehicles that assaulted the president’s residence, according to an indictment against 11 accused conspirators. Mr. Moïse was shot 12 times at a close distance and died instantly. “It is likely to be the defendants that were on the ground in Haiti on the night of the assassination.”

Persons: Schall, Rivera’s, Rivera, Moïse, Mr, Christian Sanon, Rivera “, ”, Emmanuel Perez, Antonio Intriago Organizations: Prosecutors, Mr, Colombian, Colombian TV Locations: Haiti, Haitian American, Colombian, Miami

Prosecutors allege the defendants are “militant anarchists” who have supported a violent movement that prosecutors trace to the widespread 2020 racial justice protests. Those events preceded the public announcement of the proposed training center by months. The “Stop Cop City” effort has gone on for more than two years and at times has veered into vandalism and violence. The majority of those indicted were already facing charges stemming from their alleged involvement in the movement. Political Cartoons View All 1142 ImagesActivists leading an ongoing referendum effort against the project immediately condemned the charges, calling them “anti-democratic.”

Persons: Chris Carr, ”, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Molotov Organizations: ATLANTA, Republican, Prosecutors, Fulton Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Fulton County

Jenna Ellis, a former lawyer for Trump who challenged the 2020 election results, also pleaded not guilty on Thursday. The 98-page Georgia indictment filed in mid-August charges Trump and 18 other defendants with a total of 41 criminal counts. The Georgia case is Trump's fourth indictment. He faces a New York state trial in March involving a hush money payment to a porn star and a federal trial in May in Florida for allegedly mishandling federal classified documents. Another indictment, in federal court in Washington, accuses him of illegally seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

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☆ 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.

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☆ 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.

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