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Roberto A. Minuta

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Roberto A. Minuta built his living with a tattoo machine in his hand — the owner and artist behind the Casa Di Dolore tattoo shop in Newburgh, New York, before relocating with his family to Texas (FACT, News 12 / Wikipedia). Roberto Minuta was in Washington on January 6 as a member of the Oath Keepers, having earlier served on a volunteer security detail for Roger Stone (FACT, NBC News). What followed became one of the most heavily litigated matters on the entire January 6 docket: he was tried alongside Oath Keepers co-defendants in United States v. Rhodes, with his defense team contesting the government at every stage — the trial filings are preserved in the record linked below (NACDL). The court record (FACT): convicted of seditious conspiracy in January 2023 after a jury trial and sentenced to 4½ years in prison. On January 20, 2025, his sentence was commuted to time served by presidential action, and he walked free. Case record: Case No. 1:22-cr-15, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Full trial briefing linked below. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

The case file

On the record

Case number
1:22-cr-15
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 3/8. Charged via third superseding indictment on 3/31. Fourth superseding indictment issued 5/26. Fifth superseding indictment issued 8/4. Status conference held 8/10. Jury trials set for 1/31/22 at 10 am and 4/19/22 at 10 am. Defendant remains on personal recognizance. New case filed, indictment, 1/12/22. Superseding indictment filed, 6/22/22. Sentenced at Trial 1/23/23.
Sentenced
January 23, 2023

Charges

  • Seditious conspiracy and other charges in new case that also encompasses earlier charges. See accompanying indictment returned 1/12/22.

Sentence

Sentenced at Trial 1/23/23

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Connection to United States v. Nichols

Roberto A. Minuta appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 8 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.

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Evidence on file

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Court5 documents

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Govt response3 documents

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