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Proud Boy Joseph Biggs hit with 17-year prison sentence over Jan. 6 conviction

By Ashley Oliver
Published August 31, 2023 5:00pm ET
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Proud Boy Joseph Biggs hit with 17-year prison sentence over Jan. 6 conviction
A former Proud Boys leader was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison over his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, one of the longest sentences of the hundreds handed out but far shorter than what prosecutors wanted. Joseph Biggs, a 39-year-old Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient, sat in his orange prison […]

A former Proud Boys leader was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison over his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, one of the longest sentences of the hundreds handed out but far shorter than what prosecutors wanted.

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