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ABC News reports: A New York man who faces charges in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol was caught after someone overheard him discussing the event at the dentist, according to federal court documents. Daniel Warmus, of Buffalo, is charged with intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of government business and violent entry. According to a statement of …

The Denver Post reports: A man who allegedly entered U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office illegally during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was arrested Wednesday in Denver by the FBI, court records show. Hunter Palm was identified to federal investigators by a family member, according to court records. Palm admitted to entering the Capitol on Jan. 6 and …

The New York Times reports: A man in California who received more than $5 million in Payment Protection Program loans intended to help struggling businesses during the coronavirus pandemic was arrested on Friday on federal bank fraud and other charges after he used the money to buy a Lamborghini and other luxury cars, federal prosecutors said. The man, Mustafa Qadiri, …

The Orlando Sentinel reports: A Chuluota man who bragged on social media about being inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was arrested Monday, adding to the growing list of Central Florida residents involved in the deadly ordeal, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. John Maron Nassif, 55, also was captured on …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A Jackson County man with a history of engaging in right-wing protests is the latest Georgian to be charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Glen Mitchell “Mitch” Simon, 30 of Jefferson, was charged in federal court in Gainesville Wednesday with entering a restricted building and violent and disorderly conduct inside …

Philadelphia’s ABC News affiliate reports: A Bucks County, Pennsylvania man has been arrested on charges linked to the January 6 Capitol insurrection, and it seems his wife is the one who inadvertently led investigators to him. While the 68-year-old suspect in this most recent arrest has no presence on social media, his wife does. And it was her now-deleted Facebook …

The New Jersey Advance reports: As the two grandmothers talked in January after the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, one of them told the other that her son was actually one of the hundreds who stormed the government building, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. By Jan. 17, the other grandmother had told one of her grandchildren about what …

The Lexington Courier Journal reports: The FBI arrested a man Tuesday in Louisville and charged him in connection with the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol in January. Eric Clark, of Louisville, faces charges for knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and for violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Clark, 44, …

The Hill reports: The New York Times, The Washington Post and NBC News walked back their reporting about FBI’s communication with President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani regarding Russia. The Washington Post was the first to report on Thursday that Giuliani was warned that he was the target of a Russian influence campaign last year. The newspaper, citing people familiar …

The Washington Post reports: The FBI warned Rudolph W. Giuliani in late 2019 that he was the target of a Russian influence operation aimed at circulating falsehoods intended to damage President Biden politically ahead of last year’s election, according to people familiar with the matter. The warning was part of an extensive effort by the bureau to alert members of …

The New York Daily News reports: A former New York state court employee said “a few bong rips” and months in isolation factored in his decision to send death threats to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and prominent Democrats. Brendan Hunt added at his Brooklyn Federal Court trial on Tuesday that he didn’t think anyone would take seriously his social media directive …

The New Jersey Advance reports: The New Jersey gym owner charged with storming the U.S. Capitol in January and assaulting a police officer will be held without bail pending the outcome of the criminal case, despite his attorney’s claims that his alleged crimes are being blown out of proportion. Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth made the ruling after …

Wichita’s CBS News affiliate reports: The FBI arrested a Kansas woman in connection with the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol, court documents show. The FBI said Jennifer Ruth Parks turned herself in Friday, April 23. Charges against her include entering a restricted building without authority and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. “PARKS entered the Capitol Building through the …

The Washington Post reports: An impassioned supporter of former president Donald Trump, on trial for allegedly advocating the “slaughter” of influential Democrats after the U.S. Capitol riot, also espoused Nazi ideology and suggested to his father that Trump should override the election results and declare the United States a dictatorship as Adolf Hitler did in Germany generations ago, according to …

The Associated Press reports: A Santa Fe man who works for a defense contractor faces criminal charges for his acknowledged presence inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Authorities say Matthew Martin, who holds a security clearance, told the FBI in an interview that he had gone to Washington after reading then-President Donald Trump’s tweets about election fraud …

The Washington Post reports: One week after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Robert Chapman sent a message to a prospective love interest on the dating app Bumble to brag that he had taken part. “I did storm the capitol,” he said, according to court documents. “I made it all the way to Statuary Hall.” His potential …

It’s quite the bad day for terrible people: Federal authorities arrested a suspect in the U.S. Capitol riot in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on Tuesday after they used facial recognition programs to find an image of him on his girlfriend’s Instagram page. Stephen Chase Randolph, federal authorities say, knocked over a U.S. Capitol Police officer manning the barriers at the building, “causing …

The Daily Beast reports: Despite the fact that Capitol insurrectionist William Robert Norwood III allegedly stole body armor, lied to the FBI, and “led a pack of rioters through the inner sanctum of Speaker Pelosi’s office space” where he lifted a paper coaster, he has been released pending his trial, according to Department of Justice documents seen by The Daily …

Law & Crime reports: Three accused U.S. Capitol rioters have been indicted for participating in the assault of Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who was beaten, Tasered, and robbed of his badge and radio on Jan. 6th. Rioters also attempted to pull out his gun from his holster. Fanone reportedly suffered a mild heart attack that day and spoke about …

The Washington Post reports: When Jeffrey Sabol returned to his Colorado home after allegedly storming the U.S. Capitol and assaulting two police officers on Jan. 6, he fried his electronic devices in the microwave, destroyed any materials he thought could be “misconstrued as anti-government,” and stashed his guns at a friend’s house, prosecutors said. Then he traveled to Boston with …