We're devoting today's longer- than- usual thread to the topic of "far- right seditionists and grifters who took Pandemic Protection funds and then stormed the Capitol on January 6", because they deserve some notoriety and, in some cases, jail time:
Right-wing extremists, including many who stormed the Capitol, used millions of dollars of Pandemic Protection loans to fund extremist activities.
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
1. James Patrick Riley: $317,300.00
Riley attended the Capitol insurrection on Jan 6th and holds right-wing events at Rileys Farm. pic.twitter.com/ADgLvp493L
9. Update from @bobbyduncannot:
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
James Riley, the right-wing extremist, Capitol insurrectionist, and owner of Rileys Farms, actually received over $830,000.00 in pandemic relief. https://t.co/5h3h7Dqr3T pic.twitter.com/YBJZFyLEZf
2. The Ly family, owners of Tank Noodle restaurant in uptown Chicago, came under fire after images of them surfaced attending Trump’s January 6th rally in DC.
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
They not only defrauded their employees out of $700,000 in wages, they also received a PPP loan of $163,557.00. https://t.co/yJtrKSoGsk pic.twitter.com/uR1wizwE0m
3. Cordie Williams of Carlsbad, CA, aka “The Megaphone Marine”, attended the Capitol insurrection on January 6th.
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
Williams, who founded an org called 1776 Forever Free, frequently travels to right-wing events. His chiropractic business has received $167,775.00 in pandemic loans. pic.twitter.com/HwZPKw6wa6
4. Gina Bisgnano, the Beverly Hills salon owner who was arrested by the FBI for rioting in the US Capitol, received pandemic relief loans totaling $15,600.00. pic.twitter.com/Cv7uTp7h16
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
5. Simone Gold, the Los Angeles-based M.D. and pusher of unproven COVID remedies, was arrested by the FBI for breaching the Capitol on January 6th.
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
Dr. Simone Gold received $21,833.00 in pandemic relief loans. pic.twitter.com/YGpDR7tLpG
6. Kristopher Dreww, a far-right extremist based in Huntington Beach, CA who goes by “The Adorable Deplorable”, had his home raided by the FBI after admitting he stormed the Capitol.
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
Dreww received $1,000.00 in pandemic relief loans. pic.twitter.com/dlPHGLUdRn
7. Tom Ramsey, a homebuilder from Louisville, CO, was exposed by @FrontRangeAFA after he was filmed rioting at the Capitol on Jan 6th.
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
Ramsey received pandemic relief loans of $23,770.00. https://t.co/oTF0foMpR0 pic.twitter.com/HtpQwU1seX
8. Nick Yaya is a Los Angeles-based QAnon extremist and anti-vaxxer who staged a shutdown of the nation’s largest vaccine site on January 30th at Dodger Stadium.
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
Yaya wears a white lab coat at anti-vax protests to pretend he’s a doctor. He received $1,000.00 in pandemic relief. pic.twitter.com/KUptN7oJeg
10. Jim Worthington, Trump donor, founder of "People 4 Trump" PAC, and owner of the Newtown & Horsham Athletic Clubs, chartered several busses bringing dozens of Trump supporters from Bucks County, PA to the Jan 6th DC protest.
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) March 13, 2021
Worthington received $182,600.00 in pandemic relief pic.twitter.com/F5BYU5qblF
There are more in the thread.
