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Jia Liu

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Jia Liu is a United States Marine — a Queens, New York man who enlisted in 2014 and served as a corporal in the Marine Corps Reserve, working as a cyber network operator with a communications battalion in Brooklyn (FACT, Queens Daily Eagle / Law&Crime). He is a Little Neck, Queens resident whose January 6 case was misdemeanor-level from the start (FACT): Jia Liu was charged with four misdemeanor counts — no violence was alleged in the Capitol case — and he resolved it with a guilty plea on October 20, 2022. On January 20, 2025, the presidential proclamation granted full pardons to individuals convicted of offenses relating to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Case record: Case No. 1:21-cr-711, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. DOJ defendant page and local coverage linked below. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:21-cr-711
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 10/29/2021. Information filed 12/3/21. Pleaded guilty 10/20/22.
Arrested
October 29, 2021
Plea
October 20, 2022

Charges

  • Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
  • Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building

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