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Enrique Tarrio, ex-Proud Boys leader, gets 22 years for US Capitol riot

Lawyers for former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio had denied there was any plot to attack the Capitol or stop the transfer of presidential power on January 6, 2021 [File: Allison Dinner/AP Photo]

A United States judge has sentenced Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, to 22 years in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

US District Judge Timothy Kelly’s sentence on Tuesday marks the longest prison term handed down to date in relation to the attack on the US legislature. In announcing his decision, Kelly called Tarrio “the ultimate leader” of the January 6 conspiracy.

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