New Zealand has formally designated the U.S.-based groups the Proud Boys and the Base as terrorist organisations. The move was approved by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on June 20 and publicly announced in the country’s official government newspaper, New Zealand Gazette, one week later. The Proud Boys is a fraternal group that described itself as…
New Zealand Designates the Proud Boys and the Base as Terrorist Entities
Proud Boys Leader Tarrio, Two Others Plead Not Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy
The former leader of the Proud Boys and two members of the group pleaded not guilty on June 9 to seditious conspiracy charges that were filed against them earlier in the week in connection with their alleged roles in storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The not-guilty pleas by Tarrio and co-defendants Joseph Biggs…
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Charged, Denied Bail in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Case
The leader of the Proud Boys group who was indicted last week on charges including conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, has been ordered detained pending trial. A federal judge in Miami ordered that Enrique Tarrio, 38, be denied bail while he awaits trial, a Department of Justice spokesman…
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Charged With Conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
The leader of the Proud Boys group was indicted on March 8 on charges including conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Enrique Tarrio, 38, was hit with seven counts, according to court papers, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, and destruction of government property or aiding and…
Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to More Than 5 Months in Jail
The leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced to more than five months in prison on Aug. 23 for burning a “Black Lives Matter” banner and for having been found with two high-capacity firearm magazines at the time of his arrest. Enrique Tarrio, also known as Henry Tarrio, pleaded guilty in July to a misdemeanor charge…
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Pleads Guilty to Burning Black Lives Matter Banner
The leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty this week to a weapons charge and to the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner. Henry Tarrio, better known as Enrique Tarrio, pleaded guilty in two separate cases filed dealing with events that transpired in Washington in December 2020 and early January. Proud Boys members were…
Proud Boys Leader Was ‘Prolific’ Informer for Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON—Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators after he was arrested in 2012, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters. In the Miami hearing, a…
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