Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 55
- Location
- Watertown, New York
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Theft of Government Property (2 counts); Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress; Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
Case Summary
A tipster reached out to the FBI to tell it that Maryann Mooney-Rondon was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with her son, Rafael Rondon, who is also charged in the riot, court documents indicate. Cellphone records, surveillance footage and other videos and photographs also allegedly show Mooney-Rondon and her son inside the building that day, including inside the Senate gallery and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's conference room. In a video taken inside Pelosi's conference room, both Mooney-Rondon and her son can be seen standing nearby as the video appears to show a laptop being stolen from the room, court records indicate. In the video, an arm, believed to be Mooney-Rondon's, reaches over toward the laptop and a female voice is heard to say, "Dude, put on gloves," before an unidentified man lifts the computer off the table. In an interview with the FBI, Mooney-Rondon admitted to entering the Capitol that day and said she provided gloves to the man who took the laptop, court documents indicate. In the interview, she reportedly said the man "scared the crap" out of her.
Case History
Mooney-Rondon pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Stipulated Bench Trial held on 3/27/2023. The Court found her Guilty on counts 1 and 3: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Theft of Government Property. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 11/29/2023 to 5 years of probation with the first 12 months to be served in home incarceration; $3,657.51 in restitution; a fine of $7,500; 350 hours of community service; special assessment of $125. On 9/12/2024, the USCA vacated the Obstruction conviction. Re-sentencing set for 2/7/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.