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"Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller to be sentenced for role in Capitol riot"
"Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Klete Keller is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for his participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The two-time gold-medalist -- who was one of the first Jan. 6 riot defendants to plead guilty to a felony -- was seen in videos wearing a Team USA jacket in the Capitol rotunda surrounded by other members of the pro-Donald Trump mob.
Keller, 41, was indicted on seven federal counts in the weeks following the attack, but in a deal reached with prosecutors he pleaded guilty to only a single count of obstructing an official proceeding, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail.
His sentencing hearing is scheduled to occur at 4 p.m. ET before D.C. District Judge Richard Leon.
His legal team requested he be sentenced to a term of probation and restitution, citing his early acceptance of responsibility and short time inside the Capitol where he did not physically assault anyone or otherwise participate in violence.
Federal prosecutors recommended 10 months in prison...
Keller apologized for his actions in a lengthy letter to Leon dated Jan. 23, 2023, which he described as a 'way to better understand who I am beyond my bad choices on that terrible day' when deliberating the sentence.
'I stand before you feeling ashamed and profoundly embarrassed,' Keller wrote in the letter. 'On January 6, 2021, I unlawfully entered the United States Capitol Building and demonstrated without permission. I am ashamed to admit that I wanted to interrupt and influence Congress's certification of the Electoral College vote.'
'As a former member of the United States Olympic Swimming Team, my behavior set a terrible example for young people who looked up to me,' he continued. 'I take full responsibility for my inexcusable actions. I will accept my punishment with humility and serve my sentence in peace.'"
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