Bertino Statement of Offense
Bertino Statement of Offense
JEREMY BERTINO,
Defendant.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure I I, the United States of America, by and
through its attorney, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, and the defendant,
Jeremy Bettino, with the concurrence of his attorney, agree and stipulate to the below factual basis
for the defendant's guilty plea. If this case were to proceed to trial, the parties stipulate that the
United States could prove the below facts beyond a reasonable doubt.
Background
I. The Proud Boys describes itself as a "pro-Western fraternal organization for men
who refuse to apologize for creating the modem world; aka Western Chauvinists." Throughout the
United States, there are local Proud Boys chapters, which are typically led by chapter "presidents."
2. Bertino joined the Proud Boys in approximately 20 I 8 and was, for a time, the vice-
president of his local Proud Boy chapter in South Carolina. As of January 6, 2021, Bertino was a
fourth-degree member of the Proud Boys, the highest "rank" within the Proud Boys.
a member of the Proud Boys. Among other times, Bertino traveled to Washington, D.C., as a
member of the Proud Boys for an election-related rally on December 12, 2020.
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