Enrique Tarrio and four other members accused of plotting to attack the US Capitol
Top leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group, including its national chairman, Enrique Tarrio, have been charged with seditious conspiracy, accused of coordinating a plot to storm the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 and criminally obstruct certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory over Donald Trump.
The move by the US justice department to charge Tarrio and four other Proud Boys members with seditious conspiracy, in addition to previous charges of obstructing a congressional proceeding, marks a major development in the criminal investigation of the Capitol attack.
