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AUSA Brasher Denies Federal Ties of Marcus DiPaola and 1% Watchdog (Pre-Plea)

Before Ryan's guilty plea, the defense filed a disclosure request asking whether Marcus DiPaola — the man inside Ryan's rescue organization who filmed the 2018 Ellen-DeGeneres-show rescue video — and 1% Watchdog — the entity that assigned Ryan rescue missions — were government assets. AUSA Douglas Brasher denied on the record that the government had any idea who 1% Watchdog was and stated that Marcus DiPaola was not a federal agent, not affiliated with the FBI, not affiliated with the feds. The denial was the predicate Brady violation. At this same point, Brasher told Ryan to take the plea deal — or, if Ryan went to trial, Brasher guaranteed he would be found guilty and that the government would seek the terrorism enhancement, just like they did to Matthew Perna. Brasher said Ryan would get it and end up with 20–30+ years in federal prison. Ryan was coerced and forced into the deal he took. The denial that hid Marcus DiPaola and 1% Watchdog's federal ties is what made that coercion possible — Ryan was pleading without knowing the men inside his own organization were assets of the government threatening to bury him. Exact filing date pending verification from the docket.

📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Marcus DiPaola Federal-Informant Self-Admission Surfaces (Post-Sentencing)

Approximately a year and a half after Ryan's sentencing — while Ryan was in federal prison — a fellow detainee surfaced a public-record archive (https://archive.ph/jYVkv) in which Marcus DiPaola self-identifies as having worked for the FBI Chicago field office from 2016 to 2019 and openly discusses having been hot-mic'd and wired in 2020. Those years align precisely with the period he was embedded inside Ryan's hurricane-rescue organization and in direct contact with Ryan. The disclosure should have been turned over pre-plea under Brady v. Maryland. It was not.

📍 Public archive / federal prison

Brian P. McCreary submits January 6 video to FBI tip line

The FBI affidavit and government sentencing memorandum state that a tip under McCreary’s name supplied videos and descriptions shortly after he returned home. This event records the attributed source history, not an independent judgment about the contents.

FBI Located and Arrested Cleveland Meredith

DOJ and plea records state that the FBI located Meredith at a Washington hotel on January 7, 2021. He consented to searches described in the filings. The complaint and initial federal court proceedings followed on January 8.

📍 Washington, D.C.

Douglas Austin Jensen turns himself in and is arrested

Jensen turned himself in to Des Moines police and participated in a recorded interview. The FBI affidavit’s account of that interview remains attributed to investigators.

📍 Des Moines, Iowa

FBI affidavit attested for Alex Harkrider and Ryan Nichols

An FBI affidavit supporting a criminal complaint and arrest warrants was attested by telephone. It records the government’s probable-cause allegations; it is not a final finding of guilt.

📍 Washington, D.C.

Brian P. McCreary participates in voluntary FBI interview

The FBI Statement of Facts and sentencing record describe a voluntary interview in which McCreary discussed his presence and recordings. Statements are attributed to the filing.

FBI Statement of Facts Filed in Jonathan Mellis Case

An FBI affidavit was filed in magistrate case 1:21-mj-00224-ZMF. Its descriptions are government allegations supporting the complaint, not findings of guilt.

📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

FBI opens full investigation of Christine Crowder

The Senate-released timeline states that the FBI opened a full investigation after an unverified January 6 tip despite negative initial geolocation and facial-recognition searches. This description is attributed to the released records.

📍 Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI paperwork recommends watchlisting Christine Crowder

The released timeline states that FBI paperwork recommended adding Crowder to the Terrorist Screening Dataset. No captured source identifies a criminal charge against her.

📍 Federal Bureau of Investigation

David Nicholas Dempsey arrested in California

The FBI arrested David Nicholas Dempsey in California. DOJ’s same-day announcement described complaint-stage charges and expressly stated that the charges were allegations.

📍 California

FBI Statement of Facts attested in Beddingfield case

A magistrate judge attested the FBI probable-cause affidavit. The allegations were not findings of guilt.

📍 Washington, D.C.

Federal complaint filed against Edward Kelley

A criminal complaint was filed in D.D.C. magistrate matter No. 1:22-mj-00096-RMM. The complaint and FBI Statement of Facts contain government allegations and probable-cause assertions, not findings of guilt.

📍 Washington, D.C.

Federal complaints filed for Bradley and Matthew Bokoski

The government filed complaints and FBI Statements of Facts in related magistrate matter No. 1:22-mj-00108. The filings contained probable-cause allegations, not findings of guilt.

📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

House Judiciary GOP — FBI Whistleblowers Report

House Judiciary Republicans publish the FBI Whistleblowers report — exhibit attached to defense filings as institutional corroboration of weaponization claims.

📍 U.S. House of Representatives

Peter Michael Krill Jr. arrested

DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Peter Michael Krill Jr. in Sewell, New Jersey. The complaint-stage charges and conduct descriptions remained allegations at this stage.

📍 Sewell, New Jersey

Farbod Azari complaint affidavit filed

FBI Special Agent Brittany Ausley submitted a probable-cause affidavit in D.D.C. No. 1:23-mj-00012-GMH seeking a complaint and arrest warrant for Farbod Azari, also known as “Francis Azari.” The filing contains government allegations and attributed statements; it was not a verdict.

📍 Washington, D.C.

FBI affidavit supports complaint against Farhad Azari

FBI Special Agent Brittany Ausley submitted a probable-cause affidavit in D.D.C. No. 1:23-mj-00013-GMH. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey attested the application. The filing records allegations and attributed statements; it is not a verdict.

📍 Washington, D.C.

FBI assumes custody of Richard Avirett

Local reporting states that the FBI picked Avirett up from the local jail on February 13, two days after the traffic stop.

📍 Georgia

FBI closes Christine Crowder investigation

The released record states that the FBI closed the 23-month investigation after negative searches, a rideshare receipt, clothing evidence, and a confidential-human-source photograph supported mistaken identity.

📍 Federal Bureau of Investigation

Criminal Complaint Filed Against Robin Lee Reierson

A complaint and FBI affidavit were filed in 1:23-mj-00215-GMH. The seven counts and conduct descriptions were allegations submitted for probable cause, not trial findings.

📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Edward Richmond Jr. complaint attested

An FBI probable-cause affidavit was attested in District of Columbia complaint docket 1:23-mj-00239. Its allegations were submitted to support a warrant and were not a merits determination.

📍 Washington, D.C.

FBI Affidavit Filed in Barbara Balmaseda Complaint-Stage Matter

An FBI agent submitted a 24-page probable-cause affidavit in matter 1:23-mj-00352-ZMF. The affidavit’s descriptions remain attributed government allegations and are not trial findings.

📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

FBI complaint and affidavit filed against Andy Steven Oliva-Lopez

A federal magistrate complaint package was filed under No. 1:24-mj-00017-MAU. Its narrative was submitted to establish probable cause and remains attributed government allegations.

📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

FBI Statement of Facts filed in Sarty magistrate matter

A sixteen-page FBI probable-cause affidavit was filed in magistrate matter No. 1:24-mj-00019-MAU. Its allegations and annotated images are attributed to the government.

📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Edward Richmond Jr. arrested in Louisiana

The DOJ announced that the FBI arrested Richmond in Baton Rouge and that he would make an initial appearance in the Middle District of Louisiana. The charges remained allegations at this stage.

📍 Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Andy Steven Oliva-Lopez arrested in Oregon

DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Oliva-Lopez in Milwaukie and that he made an initial appearance in the District of Oregon.

📍 Milwaukie, Oregon

Seth and Cepane Sarty arrested in Georgia

DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Seth Sarty and Cepane Sarty in Georgia on February 5, 2024. Complaint allegations had not been adjudicated.

📍 Georgia

FBI complaint affidavit attested in John Banuelos matter

An FBI Statement of Facts was attested in magistrate matter 1:24-mj-00095-RMM. Its descriptions remain probable-cause allegations.

📍 Washington, D.C.

John Emanuel Banuelos arrested in Illinois

DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Banuelos in Summit, Illinois on complaint-stage felony and misdemeanor charges.

📍 Summit, Illinois

Zach Rash arrested in Utah

The FBI arrested Zach Rash in Payson, Utah. The DOJ complaint-stage charges were allegations and did not determine guilt.

📍 Payson, Utah

FBI Statement of Facts filed in Thomas Tatum case

An FBI affidavit was attested and filed under seal in United States v. Tatum, No. 1:24-cr-00291-JDB. The filing asserted probable cause for one civil-disorder felony and four misdemeanor offenses. These were government allegations, not findings of guilt.

📍 Washington, D.C.

FBI arrests Thomas Eugene Tatum

DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Thomas Eugene Tatum in Oxford, Mississippi and that he made an initial appearance in the Northern District of Mississippi. The District of Columbia case was unsealed upon arrest.

📍 Oxford, Mississippi

American Oversight Files FOIA Lawsuit for January 6 and Clemency Communications

American Oversight filed a D.D.C. FOIA action seeking senior DOJ and FBI communications concerning January 6, election certification, and the January 20, 2025 pardons and commutations. The requested-record descriptions remain the plaintiff’s allegations; the filing and ongoing docket are verified procedural facts.

📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Senate releases additional Christine Crowder FBI records

Chairman Rand Paul released a 70-page packet of committee findings, timeline material, and redacted FBI records concerning the investigation and mistaken-identity closure.

📍 Washington, D.C.