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Aaron Mostofsky

January 6 defendant

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Aaron Mostofsky is a Brooklyn, New York man, the son of a New York City judge, and one of the most photographed faces of January 6. FACT: Aaron went to Washington on January 6, 2021 and was photographed inside the Capitol wearing fur pelts, an image that ran on front pages around the world. Behind that photo is a young man from a well known Brooklyn family, not a costume or a character, and the record deserves the same plain telling as every other case on this site. FACT: He faced eight counts, including civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, and theft of government property. He was indicted February 19, 2021, arraigned March 9, 2021, and a superseding indictment followed June 23, 2021. He pleaded guilty on February 2, 2022. On May 6, 2022 he was sentenced to eight months in prison, 12 months of supervised release, 200 hours of community service, and $2,000 in restitution (DOJ; NBC New York). FACT: Wide press coverage, including newspapers across the country, ran his sentencing and his case remains one of the most publicly documented on the January 6 docket. WHERE THINGS STAND: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions, closing this chapter for Aaron and hundreds of others. Whatever a person thinks of the photo, the fur pelts, or the headlines, the court record is the record, no more, no less, and it is printed here in full. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:21-cr-138, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested January 12, 2021. Indicted February 19, 2021. Superseding indictment June 23, 2021. Pleaded guilty February 2, 2022. Sentenced May 6, 2022 to eight months in prison, 12 months supervised release, 200 hours community service, and $2,000 restitution. Covered by the January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.