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This image from video from a police-worn body camera provided by the Justice Department and contained in the statement of facts shows Samuel Lazar, bottom left, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Court documents unsealed this week say that a Pennsylvania man who was sentenced in secret for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot cooperated with authorities investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and an unrelated case. The documents provide insight into the unusual secrecy regarding Samuel Lazar, who was released from federal custody in September after completing his sentence in his Capitol riot case. (Justice Department via AP)

Jan. 6 rioter who was sentenced in secret provided information to authorities, unsealed papers say

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Police hold off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Prosecutors reveal a reason for Capitol rioter’s secretive sentencing

By Michael Kunzelman - Associated Press

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

One Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman - Associated Press