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Richard Michetti
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageRichard Michetti is from Ridley Park — Delaware County, ''Delco,'' Pennsylvania. He was 29 at the time of his case. (FACT — PhillyVoice; The Hill) Richard pleaded guilty and accepted responsibility. He was sentenced to nine months, plus supervised release and $2,000 in restitution. (FACT — DOJ; NBC News) Here is a detail that matters: one of the counts against him — obstruction of an official proceeding — is the very charge the U.S. Supreme Court sharply narrowed in 2024 in Fischer v. United States, a ruling that reshaped how that statute could be used against January 6 defendants at all. (FACT — Fischer v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, 2024) On January 20, 2025, his case was included in President Trump's clemency for January 6 defendants. (FACT) THE RECORD (charges are charges): Case No. 1:21-cr-232, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 2/23/2021. Pleaded guilty 5/31/2022; sentenced 9/6/2022 to nine months incarceration, 24 months supervised release, $2,000 restitution. DOJ file: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/michetti-richard This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-232
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 2/23/21 Indicted 3/19/21. Arraigned 5/4/21; pleaded not guilty to counts 1-5. Pleaded guilty 5/31/22. Sentenced 9/6/22 to nine months of incarceration, 24 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution.
- Arrested
- February 23, 2021
- Plea
- May 31, 2022
- Sentenced
- September 6, 2022
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- 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
Sentence
nine months of incarceration, 24 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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