Nicole Prado

Nicole Prado, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, spent about 20 minutes inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, making her way to the first, second, and third floors, including the office of a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, taking photos and videos that she sent to her husband; he then posted them to his own social media with commentary jokingly calling her the "new congresswoman" and "new speaker of the House," which tipped off the FBI as early as January 7. She pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges dismissed. She was sentenced on 2/7/2022 to 12 months of probation with a two-month curfew, 60 days of home confinement or location monitoring, a $10 special assessment, a $742 fine, $500 in restitution, and 60 hours of community service.