The Justice Department argued Williams was an 'accelerant' of the mob, and 'gleefully directed and mobilized' violence during the attack.
, has been sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge in Washington.
Williams, who was accused of directing the mob and making violent statements about former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was convicted by a jury on six federal charges in November. During a lengthy sentencing hearing Thursday, prosecutors accused Williams of obstructing the investigation into her case and of denying responsibility for her actions.
The prosecutor said,"Riley Williams used commercial grade software to wipe her computer six times" and removed computer hardware to hide evidence." Dauphin County Prison via APThe Justice Department argued Williams, who was 23 years old when she was convicted at trial in November, wasn't a naïve and impressionable person. The prosecutor said Williams wasn't swept up in the mob and wasn't some form of"Forrest Gump" on Jan. 6.
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