Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes
Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their
participation in the deadly riot, using it as a platform to drum up
cash, promote business endeavors and boost social media profiles.
A Nevada man jailed on riot charges asked his mother to contact
publishers for a book he was writing about “the Capitol incident.” A
rioter from Washington state helped his father hawk clothes and other merchandise bearing slogans such as “Our House” and images of the
Capitol building. A Virginia man released a rap album with riot-themed
songs and a cover photograph of him sitting on a police vehicle outside
the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Those actions are sometimes complicating matters for defendants when
they face judges at sentencing as prosecutors point to the
profit-chasing activities in seeking tougher punishments. The Justice Department, in some instances, is trying to claw back money that rioters
have made off the insurrection.
In one case, federal authorities have seized tens of thousands of
dollars from a defendant who sold his footage from Jan. 6. In another
case, a Florida man’s plea deal allows the U.S. government to collect
profits from any book he gets published over the next five years. And prosecutors want a Maine man who raised more than $20,000 from
supporters to surrender some of the money because a taxpayer-funded
public defender is representing him.
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https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-social-media-8161eb5c4e8ae53d8a5b821fd650962c
It ain't just the orange idiot. They're all in it for fame and
fortune. It reminds me of back in the previous century when the KKK was probably the most popular cult in the country. It was also a big pyramid scheme. Recruiters got to keep some of the membership fees they
collected from new members. With this cult you have to be a bit more "enterprising". lol
TB
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