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Dawn Frankowski
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageDawn Frankowski is from Naperville, Illinois. Her whole January 6 case comes down to about eleven minutes. FACT: Court documents show she was inside the Capitol for roughly 11 minutes (Chicago Sun-Times, NCTV17). She traveled to Washington with a friend to hear the President speak — that was the trip, per her attorney (THEIR ACCOUNT). FACT: On August 31, 2022, Dawn Frankowski pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor — parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. FACT: On December 1, 2022, Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced her to 18 months of probation, 100 hours of community service, a fine and $500 restitution. No prison. FACT: On January 20, 2025, the presidential proclamation granted a full pardon covering January 6 convictions like hers. Eleven minutes, one misdemeanor, probation completed, pardoned. That is the record for Dawn Frankowski of Naperville. CASE RECORD (FACT): United States v. Frankowski, No. 1:21-cr-592 (initially No. 1:21-mj-599), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested September 21, 2021. Guilty plea August 31, 2022. Sentenced December 1, 2022. Covered by the January 20, 2025 pardon proclamation. DOJ page: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/frankowski-dawn. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-592
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Initially filed as Case # 1:21-mj-599. Arrested - 9/21/21 Information filed - 9/22/21 Pleaded guilty - 8/31/22 Sentenced - 12/1/22 to 18 months of probation, 100 hours community service, $750 fine, $500 restitution.
- Plea
- August 31, 2022
- Sentenced
- December 1, 2022
Sentence
18 months of probation, 100 hours community service, $750 fine, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/11/30/23486076/capitol-riot-dawn-frankowski-sentenced-david-wiersma →
- https://www.nctv17.org/news/naperville-woman-sentenced-for-involvement-in-capitol-breach/ →
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/ →
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