On January 6, 2021, she and Rafael went to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., USA. That day, Donald Trump supporters breached the building while a joint session of Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Joe Biden‘s victory in the 2020 presidential election. (a)
On May 4, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received an electronic tip that identified her and Rafael in connection with their involvement in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. (a)
On June 29, 2021, a search warrant was executed at her home in Watertown. She allegedly told investigators that provided gloves or a scarf to a man who stole a laptop belonging to Nancy Pelosi‘s staff without leaving fingerprints in the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. (a)
On October 1, 2021, FBI agents arrested her and Rafael in Syracuse. After appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley-Dancks in federal court in Syracuse, she and her son were released pending further proceedings. For her participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, she was charged with theft of government property, obstruction of an official proceeding, entering or remaining in a restricted building, disorderly conduct in a restricted building, entering or remaining in the gallery of the Congress and entering or remaining in certain rooms of the U.S. Capitol building. (a)
She was 55 years old when U.S. District Court Judge Jia M. Cobb found her guilty on March 27, 2023 of obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting the theft of government property. (a)(e)
On July 18, 2023, she will be sentenced. (e)
(This is a developing story. More details are being added.)
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