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Former leader of the extreme right Proud Boys (“Proud Boys”) Jeremy Bertino pleaded guilty in the case of the attack on the US Capitol in January of last year, according to a statement by the Department of Justice published on his website.
As specified, the former leader of the movement pleaded guilty today to sedition for his actions before and during the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The release appears that Bertino also entered a guilty plea to a case of illegal possession of a firearm that was found at his home in March 2022 during a house inspection. Under the plea agreement, the former Proud Boys leader agreed to cooperate with the investigation.
The statement said the man could face up to 20 years in prison for sedition and up to 10 years for possession of a firearm. law. The court can also impose a fine on him. It is not known when the attacker will be sentenced.
Recall that on January 6, 2021, a crowd of supporters of then-President Donald Trump broke into the US Congress building, trying to disrupt the approval of the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden.
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