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.