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Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison

Headline from WHEC Rochester

A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been sentenced to just over six years in prison. Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing …

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  1. Just the News

    Would-be Bessent assassin gets 6 years in prison (opens Just the News)

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    English was arrested in January 2025 after he turned himself in to a Capitol Police Officer.

  2. Just the News

    Man who plotted to assassinate Bessent is sentenced to six years in prison (opens Just the News)

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    U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras sentenced Ryan English to 73 months in prison and three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to charges related to the assassination plot in May.

  3. Fox News

    Transgender defendant who sought to 'kill Scott Bessent' sentenced to more than 6 years in prison (opens Fox News)

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    Riley Jane English admitted to traveling armed with a knife and Molotov cocktails to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during his confirmation.

  4. The National Pulse

    Transgender Who Plotted to Assassinate Treasury Sec Scott Bessent Sentenced. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The National Pulse's feed description

    A man identifying as a woman has been sentenced to roughly six years in prison for plotting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been sentenced to just over six years in prison. Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing …

  6. The Hill

    Person convicted in Bessent assassination attempt gets more than 6 years in prison (opens The Hill)

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    The person arrested last year in connection with an attempted assassination plot against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced. Ryan Michael English, a 24-year-old from South Deerfield, Mass.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Judge sentences transgender would-be assassin of Bessent to over 6 years in prison (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A transgender-identifying woman on Tuesday was sentenced to roughly six years in prison after being accused of attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Riley Jane English, a biological male named by the Justice Department as Ryan Michael English, is set to spend 73 months in jail,…

  8. The Guardian

    US woman sentenced to six years in prison over plot to kill treasury secretary (opens The Guardian)

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    Riley English said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing drugs, and that she planned to kill Scott Bessent A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the US Capitol to kill Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, was sentenced on Tuesday to ju…

  9. HuffPost

    Woman Accused Of Plotting To Kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Learns Her Fate (opens HuffPost)

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    Riley English, a Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has been sentenced to just over six years in prison.

  10. Boston

    South Deerfield woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison (opens Boston)

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    Riley English said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing drugs when she drove to Washington in January 2025 and told Capitol police that she was there to kill Bessent on the day of his Senate confirmation.

  11. WKBN Youngstown

    Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sentenced to 6 years in prison (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years in prison.

  12. American Greatness

    Transgender Defendant Gets 73 Months for Plot to Kill Treasury Secretary Bessent (opens American Greatness)

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    A biological male who identifies as a woman was sentenced Tuesday to 73 months in federal prison for a plot to kill Treasury Secretary Scott […] Source

  13. BizPac Review

    Plot to assassinate Scott Bessent ends with a 73-month prison sentence (opens BizPac Review)

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    A transgender arrestee was sentenced after pleading guilty to an assassination plot against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ryan Michael English, who reportedly identifies as a woman, was […]

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