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Self-proclaimed Native Republican sentenced to prison for U.S. Capitol attack
Jorge Riley finally admits knowing little about supposed heritage
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Indianz.Com
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
A self-proclaimed Native Republican who admitted to breaking the law when he participated in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol is headed to federal prison.
Jorge Aaron Riley was sentenced in federal court in Washington, D.C, on September 6. He was ordered to serve 18 months in prison, followed by 24 months of supervised release, according to online records, which state that he must “self-surrender” for his upcoming punishment.
Prior to the sentencing hearing, Riley’s attorney urged no prison time. A memorandum filed in court on September 1 described the criminal defendant as a “disabled veteran” who
came to the nation’s capital on January 6, 2021, at the behest of Republican former president Donald Trump.
“Mr. Riley traveled to Washington and entered the Capitol at the urging of the President of the United States, whom he regarded as his Commander-in-Chief, because he believed the President’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen,” the defense’s sentencing memorandum reads.
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