AP —A retired police officer in the nation’s capital was convicted Monday of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group. Lamond was charged with leaking information to then-Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio, who was under investigation in the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner. He was responsible for monitoring groups like the Proud Boys when they came to Washington. Lamond’s indictment says he and Tarrio exchanged messages about the January 6 riot and discussed whether Proud Boys members were in danger of being charged in the attack. “I don’t support the Proud Boys, and I’m not a Proud Boys sympathizer,” Lamond testified.

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Persons: Amy Berman Jackson, Shane Lamond, Lamond, Enrique Tarrio, Jackson, ”, Tarrio, “, I’ve, ” Jackson, Mark Schamel, ” Schamel, ” Tarrio, Donald Trump, wasn’t, Trump, Joe Biden’s, affirmatively, Lamond’s, I’m, ” Lamond, Joshua Rothstein Organizations: Metropolitan Police Department, Boys, Homeland Security Bureau, Miami, Capitol, Prosecutors, Justice Locations: Washington, Colonial Beach , Virginia