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Roberto A. Minuta

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Roberto A. Minuta built his living with a tattoo machine in his hand, the owner and artist behind the Casa Di Dolore tattoo shop in Newburgh, New York, before relocating with his family to Texas (FACT, News 12 / Wikipedia). Roberto Minuta was in Washington on January 6 as a member of the Oath Keepers, having earlier served on a volunteer security detail for Roger Stone (FACT, NBC News). What followed became one of the most heavily litigated matters on the entire January 6 docket: he was tried alongside Oath Keepers co-defendants in United States v. Rhodes, with his defense team contesting the government at every stage, the trial filings are preserved in the record linked below (NACDL). The court record (FACT): convicted of seditious conspiracy in January 2023 after a jury trial and sentenced to 4½ years in prison. On January 20, 2025, his sentence was commuted to time served by presidential action, and he walked free. Case record: Case No. 1:22-cr-15, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Full trial briefing linked below. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

The case file

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Case number
1:22-cr-15
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 3/8. Charged via third superseding indictment on 3/31. Fourth superseding indictment issued 5/26. Fifth superseding indictment issued 8/4. Status conference held 8/10. Jury trials set for 1/31/22 at 10 am and 4/19/22 at 10 am. Defendant remains on personal recognizance. New case filed, indictment, 1/12/22. Superseding indictment filed, 6/22/22. Sentenced at Trial 1/23/23.
Sentenced
January 23, 2023

Charges

  • Seditious conspiracy and other charges in new case that also encompasses earlier charges. See accompanying indictment returned 1/12/22.

Sentence

Sentenced at Trial 1/23/23

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Connection to United States v. Nichols

Roberto A. Minuta appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 8 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.

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Evidence on file

8 documents on file

Court5 documents

Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.

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order · May 29, 2026

Oath Keepers Court Order Requiring Dismissal Supplement — ECF No. 976

Judge Amit P. Mehta’s May 29, 2026 order deferred a ruling on the government’s unopposed motion to dismiss and required a fuller statement of reasons and factual basis by June 5, 2026.

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ruling · May 21, 2026

D.C. Circuit Vacatur and Remand in Oath Keepers Appeals — May 21, 2026

Public case chronology and contemporaneous reporting state that the D.C. Circuit vacated the affected Oath Keepers judgments and remanded for consideration of a government dismissal request. The native appellate order remains pending capture.

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ruling · Jan 23, 2023

Oath Keepers Second-Trial Verdict Form — ECF No. 450

The January 23, 2023 jury verdict form for Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, David Moerschel, and Edward Vallejo.

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indictment · Jun 22, 2022

Oath Keepers Superseding Indictment — ECF No. 167

The 44-page superseding indictment filed June 22, 2022 in United States v. Rhodes, III et al. It states the government’s charges and allegations; it is not a verdict.

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indictment · Jan 12, 2022

Oath Keepers Initial Indictment — ECF No. 1

The 48-page initial indictment in United States v. Rhodes, III et al., filed January 12, 2022. The document records government allegations, not findings of guilt.

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Govt response3 documents

Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.