Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 55
- Location
- Beverly Hills, 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
Simone Gold is a physician based in Beverly Hills, Calif., who is affiliated with the group America's Frontline Doctors. That group has advocated for several positions that have been widely criticized by public health experts and scientists — arguing against the use of masks to combat the coronavirus, for instance, and for the use of the drug hydroxychloroquine. Based on images from social media, as well as surveillance footage, federal prosecutors allege that Gold joined the group of people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and that she carried a bullhorn. Days after the rioting, Gold spoke to The Washington Post and said that she traveled to Washington for a "Rally for Health Freedom." She told the Post that she did enter the Capitol building but insisted that everyone she saw inside was "peaceful." “I can certainly speak to the place that I was, and it most emphatically was not a riot,” she told the Post. However, Gold said, “I do regret being there."
Case History
Gold pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/16/2022 to 60 days incarceration; 12 months of supervised release; $9,500 fine; $500 restitution; $25 special assessment. Gold 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.