Defendant Assisted in Theft of Laptop computer from Workplace Suite
WASHINGTON – A New York man pleaded responsible at the moment to a felony cost for his actions through the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to determine and depend the electoral votes associated to the 2020 presidential election.
Rafael Rondon, 25, of Watertown, New York, pleaded responsible within the District of Columbia to obstruction of an official continuing and aiding and abetting within the obstruction of an official continuing.
In response to courtroom paperwork, on Jan. 6, 2021, Rondon and his mom, Maryann Mooney-Rondon, attended a rally on the Ellipse after which marched to the Capitol, the place they illegally entered the grounds. The 2 entered the Capitol Constructing at roughly 2:23 p.m. by means of the Senate Wing Door. They moved by means of the constructing and, at roughly 2:32 p.m., entered the workplace suite of the Speaker of the Home. They then moved right into a convention room, the place they assisted an unidentified male within the theft of a laptop computer. They later moved to the Senate Gallery, the place every stole an escape hood with a satchel, a filtering respiratory protecting system maintained for members of Congress and employees. They exited the Capitol Constructing at roughly 2:52 p.m.
Maryann Mooney-Rondon, 56, additionally of Watertown, is also charged on this case. She has pleaded not responsible and is awaiting additional courtroom proceedings.
Rondon was arrested on Oct. 1, 2021, in Syracuse, New York. He’s to be sentenced on March 13, 2023. He faces a statutory most of 20 years in jail for obstruction of an official continuing, in addition to potential monetary penalties. A federal district courtroom decide will decide any sentence after contemplating the U.S. Sentencing Tips and different statutory elements.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of Columbia and the Division of Justice Nationwide Safety Division’s Counterterrorism Part. Beneficial help was supplied by the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the Northern District of New York.
The case is being investigated by the FBI Albany Discipline Workplace and the FBI’s Washington Discipline Workplace, which recognized Rondon as #224 in its searching for info photographs. Beneficial help was supplied by the Metropolitan Police Division and the U.S. Capitol Police.
Within the 22 months since Jan. 6, 2021, almost 900 people have been arrested in almost all 50 states for crimes associated to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, together with over 275 people charged with assaulting or impeding regulation enforcement. The investigation stays ongoing.
Anybody with ideas can name 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or go to ideas.fbi.gov.
