Samuel Lazar's case, while not being widely covered by the press, creates even more questions about the fallout from the incident, which still remains a prominent topic in political discussion more than two years after it happened.
Lazar was sentenced in Washington's federal court on March 17 to 30 months in prison, according to the Bureau of Prisons, but there's no public record of such a hearing.
Questions about Lazar's case have been swirling for months, but the details of his conviction and sentence have not been previously reported.
The Justice Department has refused to say why the case remains under wraps, and attorneys for Lazar did not respond to multiple requests for comment from The Associated Press.
The judge overseeing Lazar's case in May rejected a request from media outlets - including the AP - to release any sealed records that may exist.
The case is raising concerns about transparency in the massive Jan. 6 investigation - the largest in Justice Department history.
Randall Eliason, a George Washington University criminal law professor, told reporters that he could not recall any case during his tenure as a federal prosecutor in which a sentencing hearing was sealed.
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