US EditionDC drops Proud Boys lawsuit
- D.C.'s Attorney General's office has dropped a lawsuit against the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers due to insufficient potential recoveries for the District.
- The lawsuit aimed to hold these groups accountable for their roles in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes were named in the suit; both were convicted of conspiracy-related charges.
- D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's office cited the need to focus resources elsewhere after a federal judge approved the dismissal.
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No Charges for Former Proud Boys Leader Tarrio
Court system records are indicating that federal prosecutors are not bringing charges against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio after his arrest in February in connection with a scuffle with a female protester at the Capitol.
District of Columbia drops civil lawsuit against Jan. 6 groups, citing ‘challenges’ facing the city
Washington, D.C., and the victims of the violent, pro-Trump insurrection attempt on Jan. 6 lost an opportunity for recompense on Monday when D.C.’s attorney general dropped a civil lawsuit filed against the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers militia groups.
D.C. Auditor Finds No Evidence of Significant Ties to Hate Groups Within MPD, But Officers Anonymously Raise Concerns
The Metropolitan Police Department needs to do a better job of screening its officers’ affiliations with hate groups and should provide more on-the-job training around extremism, according to a long-anticipated report from D.C. Auditor Kathy Patterson released Tuesday. The D.C. Council directed Patterson’s office to investigate MPD’s ties to extremist groups in 2023. The directive came after MPD Lt. Shane Lamond was suspended in 2022 while the d…
D.C. Drops Lawsuit against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 Attack
The D.C. attorney general’s office has dropped a lawsuit against the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying in a court filing that the city was unlikely to recover enough money to justify continuing legal action against the far-right groups and others it had sought to hold responsible for the riot.
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