The statute was created to go after Mafia leaders and has also been used to prosecute the mastermind of a planned attack on the George Washington Bridge and United Nations. The DOJ reportedly hasn’t made a final decision about whether it will use the statute.
Is this prosecutable as part of the conspiracy? https://t.co/dJbCAORvC3 Danny Blanchflower PhD DLitt ( 2) DSc CBE (@D Blanchflower) January 31, 2021
More than 170 people, including members of the far-right groups the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, are facing charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. and from Newsweek:
Troubling: ‘Security Personnel’ Removed Panic Alerts from Capitol offices Before Assault on January 6