Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 33
- Location
- Alhambra, California
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
The case against brothers Kevin and Sean Cordon began with an interview with the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, according to federal prosecutors. "It's clear that this election is stolen," Kevin Cordon said in a video interview with the paper's Washington correspondent. The reporter asked Kevin Cordon why he entered the Capitol, and he replied, "It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show that the people of this country are not gonna take this corruption laying down," adding, "So we had to actually step foot in their building." According to an FBI affidavit, Sean Cordon is visible in the background of that video interview. Subsequently, FBI investigators obtained video footage and phone and travel records that allegedly demonstrate both men breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Case History
Cordon pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges were dismissed. Sentenced 11/15/2021 to 12 months probation; $25 special assessment; $4,000 fine; $500 restitution; 100 hours community service. Cordon received a full pardon on January 20, 2025
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.