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U.S. judge sentences former Proud Boys leader to 17 years for role in Jan. 6 attack
2023.08.31 14:31
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: 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. D.C., U.S. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge sentenced former far-right Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs to 17 years in prison on Thursday, after a jury convicted Biggs of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
