Proud Boys Member Pleads Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in Capitol Riot 

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Thursday of plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election, making him the first member of the extremist group to plead guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge.  Jeremy Joseph Bertino, 43, has agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigation of the role that Proud Boys leaders played in the mob’s attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, a federal prosecutor said.  Bertino’s cooperation could increase the pressure on other Proud Boys charged in the siege, including former national chairmanmore