Crime & Safetyscore 850·8 metrosupdated 1h ago

Massachusetts Woman Sentenced for Plotting to Kill Treasury Secretary

Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, was sentenced to over six years in prison for attempting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English, who was experiencing a mental health crisis, brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol but did not succeed in her plan.

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