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Law & Crime reports:
A Florida woman and former director for the Miami Young Republicans who allegedly spent months exchanging texts and photos with a member of the Proud Boys before joining him at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been formally indicted, court records show. Barbara “Barby” Balmaseda, 23, once a reported intern for Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and a campaign organizer for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was arrested last December.
She was charged with felony obstruction of justice/threat of physical force for reporting crimes, entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and two disorderly and disruptful conduct charges. Balmaseda was a committeewoman for the Florida GOP until photos of her at the Capitol surfaced and she resigned. Garcia notably also once sat on the Miami-Dade Republican Party’s executive committee.
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‘You have my taser’: Proud Boys-trailing Miami Young Republicans director with ties to Rubio, DeSantis, indicted for Jan. 6 https://t.co/p6uSkBbsRS
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 28, 2024
Well after Barbara Balmaseda’s expose for participating in the Jan 6th riot and being inside the Capitol alongside Miami Proud Boys, local GOP affiliated groups & candidates continued to welcome her presence.
Here she is serving on the board of Miami Young Republicans. 4/ pic.twitter.com/DSEBFADd2i
— Miami Against Fascism
(@MIAagainstFash) December 18, 2023
Arrest warrant for J6 rioter & Miami GOP operative Barbara Balmaseda #PinkGaiterPBG has all the receipts on her association with the Proud Boys: she flew together with PB Gabriel Garcia and formed a chat with them called “Barby’s Security Detail.” 12/https://t.co/8Shevo3xet pic.twitter.com/k6RDD7b8zj
— Miami Against Fascism
Representing Ms. Balmaseda is Nayib Hassan, the same attorney who represented the convicted seditious conspirator and onetime leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio https://t.co/5Zj3DntsNX
— Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) May 28, 2024
From Barbara Balmaseda’s charging documents: “You left a hat and gas mask in Adolfo’s car”
This is Adolfo. Miami Proud Boy and GOP executive committee member Adolfo Dominguez. Also “sergeant of arms” of Latinos for Trump in 2021. https://t.co/PxmQmnfMhN pic.twitter.com/6Y3VmKGT8O
— Miami Against Fascism