Justice Dept. seeks longest sentence in Capitol siege by far for leaders Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and Joe Biggs, convicted of seditious conspiracy

    • ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works
      12·
      1 year ago

      Between 2012 and 2014 Tarrio was an informant to both federal and local law enforcement; in a 2014 federal court hearing, Tarrio’s lawyer said that Tarrio had been a “prolific” cooperator who had assisted the government in the investigation and prosecution of more than twelve people in cases involving anabolic steroids, gambling, and human smuggling; had helped identify three “grow houses” where marijuana was cultivated; and had repeatedly worked undercover to aid in investigations

      Doesn’t seem like enough cooperation, recently enough, with enough significance to offer any insulation for insurrection 8 years later.

      Jails and prisons are filled with snitches. He was petty snitch for a period of time. He’s not some indispensable asset.

      • cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.ukEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Yeah I guess so. But the fact that the police arrested him 2 days before the insurrection, ostensibly to prevent the insurrection itself, and then it happened anyway and everyone seemed super unprepared for it, idk the whole thing seems a bit weird. It’s possible that he’s just outlived his usefulness, but I wonder what was said in those 2 days after his arrest but before the 6th.

        • someguy3@lemmy.world
          4·
          1 year ago

          I’m going to assume arrested by FBI.

          After the election Trump changed the guy (secretary of defence?) in charge of the National Guard and making those decisions for security in DC. I guarantee it was so nothing was done for Jan 6.

    • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      There is no evidence Tarrio has cooperated with authorities since then. In interviews with Reuters, however, he said that before rallies in various cities, he would let police departments know of the Proud Boys’ plans. It is unclear if this was actually the case. He said he stopped this coordination after December 12 because the D.C. police had cracked down on the group.

      • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        He was probably telling the cops their plans because the cops were in on everything and helping the Proud Boys out.

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
        3·
        1 year ago

        I believe there is evidence that the Proud Boys were in contact with police in Portland, with some cops giving them a heads up to avoid crackdowns. This is hearsay (from me) because I got this info from a podcast and haven’t verified it, but I suspect it’s true. Lots of QAnon and other far-right iconography on police uniforms has been photographed.