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.