![]() ![]() In hopes of obtaining bail, Cook said in a court filing that Guo would remain in the country if he was released since 'the risk to his life is simply too great for him to leave,' In court documents, Cook claimed that Guo is not a flight risk because his wife of 38 years and daughter live in the U.S.," said the report. "Since his March arrest Guo has remained in jail. Trump ultimately pardoned Bannon for that offense, but he was subsequently re-indicted on state charges in New York, on behalf of the people who live in that state whom Bannon allegedly defrauded.īannon was also separately convicted of contempt of Congress for stonewalling the House January 6 Committee, and is awaiting sentencing for that. He has claimed that there was nothing illegal about this scheme. Law enforcement seized assets purchased with the profits of the alleged fraud, including a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roads, according to prosecutors."īannon was on Guo's yacht when authorities arrested him in 2020 for the We Build The Wall scam, in which he and other associates solicited contributions from Trump supporters to finance a private border wall construction venture, only to dip into it for personal expenses. government seized $634 million in alleged fraud proceeds from 21 different bank accounts. Guo promised his followers 'outsized financial returns,' but instead, used the money to fund his lavish lifestyle, according to prosecutors, who said the scheme took place from 2018 until March," said the report. "Guo was arrested and charged by federal authorities in March on allegations that he defrauded thousands of online followers out of over $1 billion. Most have faced misdemeanor counts like unlawful picketing, trespassing, and disorderly conduct, but some have faced felony charges for assaulting police - and higher-ups in the far-right groups the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, which were heavily involved in the attack, have been prosecuted for seditious conspiracy. ![]() ![]() More than 1,000 people have been charged, convicted, or taken plea deals in connection with the January 6 attack - the largest number of defendants for a single event in U.S. Many of the Capitol riot defendants have tried to use sovereign citizen arguments at trial, with no success.Īsked by Hillyard what she believes the punishment should be for "terrorist" members of Congress, Larson-Olson said, "Execution for being traitors - that's what our Constitution demands." She added that "military tribunals are already happening - people are already being executed for the crimes they've committed against humanity, the treason and all it's all happening already." She did not elaborate on who she thinks has been executed by military tribunal. Some sovereign citizen activists overlap with the QAnon community, a Nazi-adjacent cult that believes America is secretly ruled by cannibalistic pedophiles. The admiralty law remark is a reference to a bizarre conspiracy theory pushed by the so-called "sovereign citizen" movement, which holds that the United States was secretly replaced with a private corporation in the 19th century and that individual people can legally declare themselves their own government and be immune from laws. Our country's been under admiralty law since 1871." "Our Congress that's been stealing elections for a very long time. " were domestic terrorist inside our Capitol, and I'm going to prove it in my trial," said Larson-Olson. And in an interview with Hillyard last year, she called for the execution of anyone who certified the 2020 election. You guys are gonna be okay," Trump told Larson-Olson, a Texas woman who was sentenced to 180 days in jail for resisting police orders last year.Īccording to NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard on Friday, Larson-Olson is unrepentant for her actions. Former President Donald Trump met with convicted January 6 Capitol rioter, Micki Larson-Olson in New Hampshire Thursday, praising her and giving her a hug before signing her backpack, reported The Washington Post.
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