Bessent Plotter Gets 6 Years
A Massachusetts woman was sentenced for plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
August 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 6:32pm ET
Boston GlobeSouth Deerfield woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison
Associated PressWoman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison
New York PostTransgender wannabe assassin sentenced to prison for Luigi Mangione-inspired plot to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
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What happened
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras
Rudolph ContrerasDistrict Judge sentenced Riley English, 26, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, to 73 months in prison and three years of supervised release for a January 2025 plot to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Scott BessentUnited States Secretary of the Treasury. English had pleaded guilty in May to weapons-related charges after arriving at the U.S. Capitol with Molotov cocktails and a knife and then surrendering to Capitol PoliceCapitol Policepolice agency protecting the U.S. Congress. Prosecutors said English planned to attack Bessent around his Senate confirmation; the defense said English was experiencing a mental health crisis and drug abuse.
