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Robert Ballesteros

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Robert Ballesteros is a Mahopac, New York man whose remorse over January 6 moved the judge who sentenced him. FACT: Robert pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said his remorse struck her as genuine, and she kept him out of jail. That is a judge, not a defense lawyer, putting his sincerity on the record, in a courtroom where most defendants received some form of probation regardless. THE RECORD: On April 28, 2022, Robert was sentenced to 36 months of probation, 40 hours of community service, and $500 in restitution. A misdemeanor, a probation sentence, and a man the court believed was truly sorry. Charges are charges, and the record stands as written. Lawandcrime's coverage at the time tied his case to reporting on a mental-health-related injury he suffered around the events of that day. People searching his name most often want to know whether he served time. He did not. The sentence was probation and community service, and that sentence had already ended by the time clemency arrived. WHERE THINGS STAND: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to roughly 1,500 people charged in connection with January 6. That clemency reached Robert Ballesteros. (FACT) His neighbors in Mahopac know him as more than a headline. The court saw a man who owned his mistake. That is worth remembering. CASE RECORD United States v. Ballesteros, No. 1:21-cr-580 (originally 1:21-mj-132), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 3/15/2021. Initial appearance 3/25/21. Plea agreement entered 10/28/21. Sentenced 4/28/22 to 36 months of probation, including 40 hours of community service, $500 restitution. Clemency granted 1/20/25. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.