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, according to U.S. D
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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, according to U.S. D
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. A biological male who identifies as a woman was sentenced to roughly six years in prison on Tuesday after being accused of attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Riley Jane English, named by the Justice Department as Ryan Michael English, is set to spend 73 months in prison, according to U.S.
A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S.
The Hill reported the story as "Person convicted in Bessent assassination attempt gets more than 6 years in prison." The Independent reported the story as "Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Judge sentences transgender would-be Bessent assassin to over six years in prison."
3 sources have covered this story, including Washington Examiner, The Hill and The Independent. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 16 hours ago.
Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 73, 24); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.
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