In this Aug. 17, 2019, file photo, Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore.
File photo of the Proud Boys' ex-leader Enrique Tarrio, found guilty of seditious conspiracy on Thursday.
  • Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was found guilty of seditious conspiracy Thursday.
  • Tarrio is the second extremist group leader the Justice Department has convicted for involvement in the January 6 Capitol attack.
  • A seditious conspiracy charge carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted Thursday of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election.