Prominent anti-vax doctor Simone Gold sentenced to 2 months in prison for storming the Capitol
Source: Business Insider
Prominent anti-vax doctor sentenced to 2 months in prison for storming the Capitol claims she was targeted for her views
Mia Jankowicz
Fri, June 17, 2022, 10:43 AM·3 min read
The founder of a prominent anti-vaccine group was sentenced to 60 days in prison for storming the Capitol, the Associated Press reported. Her organization said she was targeted for her views, a claim with which the judge disagreed.
Gold is the founder of the Tea Party-backed anti-vaccine campaign group, America's Frontline Doctors, which is known for spreading coronavirus misinformation. As well as prison time, she was fined $9,500 for her role on January 6, 2021, during which she entered the Capitol and gave speeches, the AP reported.
Federal agents identified Gold from press and social-media footage, in which she could be seen within a crowd that was attempting to push past officers, and holding a megaphone inside the Capitol, a criminal complaint said.
Gold pleaded guilty to the charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds in March, the AP reported.
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