Former Miami Young Republicans Director Indicted on Jan. 6 Charges

Published on May 30, 2024

A Latino woman active in Florida’s Republican party has been indicted over her alleged actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Barbara Balmaseda, 23, of Miami Lakes, Florida, and the daughter of Cuban immigrants, was indicted on five charges, according to a court filing posted to the docket in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on May 22. They include corrupt obstruction of an official proceeding, entering and remaining in a restricted building, engaging in disorderly conduct in a Capitol building with the intent to impede a session of Congress, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building....

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