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Justice Department to challenge length of prison sentences for Rhodes, other Oath Keepers

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WASHINGTON � The Justice Department is appealing the 18-year-prison sentence handed down for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as other far-right extremists' punishments that were shorter than prosecutors sought.

Capitol Riot Oath Keepers

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers

While Rhodes received a lengthy sentence for seditious conspiracy and other convictions, the 18-year term was below the recommended range under federal guidelines and less than the 25 years the Justice Department asked for in one of the most serious cases to go to trial in the Capitol attack.

Capitol Riot Oath Keepers

The criminal complaint on Nov. 29, 2021, with the arrest warrant for James Beeks.





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