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Kimberly DiFrancesco

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Kimberly DiFrancesco of Elmhurst, Illinois is a Chicago-area woman in her fifties who went to Washington on January 6 with her sister — and whose entire federal case came down to walking through a building. The receipts are short, because there isn't much to this one. FACT: Kimberly DiFrancesco was charged with misdemeanors only. She pleaded guilty to a single count — parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. FACT: No violence. No property damage. Prosecutors never alleged she hurt anyone or broke anything. FACT: On November 22, 2022, Judge Christopher R. Cooper sentenced her to 30 months of probation, a $2,000 fine, and $500 restitution. No jail. The court itself judged this a probation case. FACT: She went through it alongside family — her sister was sentenced the same day to the same probation term. This was a family that stayed together through the whole ordeal. FACT: On January 20, 2025, Kimberly DiFrancesco received a full pardon under the presidential clemency proclamation. One misdemeanor plea, probation served, full pardon. That is the complete court record for Kimberly DiFrancesco of Elmhurst, Illinois. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:22-cr-261, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested June 2, 2022. Guilty plea August 17, 2022. Sentenced November 22, 2022 to 30 months probation. Pardoned January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.