Tag: Conspiracy
Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no
CHICAGO — Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check....
Notable sedition, treason cases in American history
CHICAGO — After Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 in a bid to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election, many...
Man who stormed Capitol with Oath Keepers pleads guilty
An Alabama man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with members of the Oath Keepers extremist group pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and is cooperating...
Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy
A former California police chief and five other men have been indicted on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol,...
Maryland man gets 6 years for $1 million in fraud schemes
BALTIMORE — A Maryland man was sentenced to more than six years for a series of fraud schemes that cost victims more than $1...
Murder suspect’s brother gets 12 years for hiding sibling
FORT WORTH, Texas — The brother of a Texas man accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in 2008 has been sentenced to...
Big cheese no more: UK drug dealer caught out by cheese pic
LONDON — A drug dealer in the English city of Liverpool thought he was the big cheese — until police got all the evidence...
Charged in Jan. 6 riot? Yes, but prison may be another story
WASHINGTON — More than 400 people have been charged with federal crimes in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. But prison time may...
Jordan releases alleged plotters following king’s appeal
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan released 16 people detained earlier this month over an alleged foreign-backed conspiracy linked to a former crown prince after King...
Montenegrin crew member gets over 5 years in cocaine bust
PHILADELPHIA — A cargo ship crew member has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison in connection with nearly 40,000...
