Nearly 60 percent of the people charged over their alleged involvement in the riot on the U.S. Capitol on January 6 had a history of financial troubles, according to a new report. The Post looked through the financial history of 125 defendants for whom enough data was available and found that the group's bankruptcy rate is 18 percent - which is nearly twice the average rate for the American public. Ryan, 50, had struggled financially for years, having filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and hit with an IRS tax lien in 2010. Riley June Williams was also arrested for allegedy taking a laptop from Pelsoi's officeWilliams is pictured here at the riot. He was hit with a $26,000 federal tax lien in 2019One of the victims of the riots had also suffered with money troubles.

Source: Daily Mail February 11, 2021 19:32 UTC