Tom Dreisbach is a correspondent on NPR s Investigations team focusing on breaking news stories.
His reporting on issues like COVID-19 scams and immigration detention has sparked federal investigations and has been cited by members of congress. Earlier, Dreisbach was a producer and editor for NPR s
Embedded, where his work examined how opioids helped cause an HIV outbreak in Indiana, the role of video evidence in police shootings and the controversial development of Donald Trump s Southern California golf club. In 2018, he was awarded a national Edward R. Murrow Award from RTDNA. Prior to
Embedded, Dreisbach was an editor for
All Things Considered, NPR s flagship afternoon news show.
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So far, at least 13 defendants have pleaded guilty, including three Oath Keepers, who have agreed to cooperate with the government. At least nine others have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, and one man who took a selfie in the Senate chamber pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding.
So far just one defendant, Anna Morgan-Lloyd, has been sentenced, to three years probation and no jail time.
For others, plea negotiations have been complicated by the vast amounts of evidence involved in the investigation.
Charges include assaults on officers, destruction of government property and conspiracy
The Justice Department said at least 165 defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees, including more than 50 who were charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.
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It s been six months since insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6. A top priority for the Department of Justice is unraveling the alleged conspiracies behind that attack. Prosecutors say one plot involved a group of militiamen from Southern California led by a former police chief turned yoga instructor. NPR s Tom Dreisbach has that story. And a warning - it features some offensive language.
TOM DREISBACH, BYLINE: Less than two years before he faced a sweeping criminal indictment for alleged conspiracy, this was Alan Hostetter.
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ALAN HOSTETTER: Take a slow, full breath in through your nostrils. Hold it at the top, and then open your mouth and let the breath go.