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Benjamin Larocca
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageBenjamin Larocca is a Texan from Seabrook, a Gulf Coast town outside Houston, who drove more than 1,300 miles to Washington in January 2021 because he believed showing up in person mattered. Seabrook is a working bay town. Benjamin Larocca came out of it, and when he made the trip east he made it by car, with an acquaintance, on his own dime. (FACT - Houston Public Media, DOJ charging documents.) That drive is the whole story of a lot of J6 people. Ordinary folks, ordinary jobs, ordinary cars, who thought they were going to a rally. THE LEGAL FIGHT. Benjamin Larocca was arrested March 26, 2021 and indicted April 23, 2021 on five counts. He pleaded guilty April 8, 2022 to Count Three, 18 U.S.C. 1752(a)(2). He was sentenced August 10, 2022, and the judgment dismissed Counts One, Two, Four, and Five. (FACT - DOJ defendant page, plea agreement, statement of offense, judgment.) On January 20, 2025, the January 6 clemency proclamation covered his conviction with a full pardon. (FACT - White House proclamation.) The court file is public and the documents speak for themselves. Indictment, statement of offense, plea agreement, and judgment are all linked on this profile so anyone can read the actual record instead of a headline. CASE RECORD. Case number 1:21-cr-317, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested March 26, 2021. Pleaded guilty April 8, 2022. Sentenced August 10, 2022. Pardoned January 20, 2025. 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-317
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Tanya S. Chutkan
- Prosecutor
- Troy A. Edwards Jr.; Kathryn E. Fifield
- Defense attorney
- Bret D. Lee
- Disposition
- Arrested 3/26/2021. Indicted 4/23/2021 on five counts. Pleaded guilty 4/8/2022 to Count Three under 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(2). Sentenced 8/10/2022. Judgment dismissed Counts One, Two, Four, and Five. Covered by the 1/20/2025 full-pardon provision.
- Arrested
- March 26, 2021
- Plea
- April 8, 2022
- Sentenced
- August 10, 2022
Charges
- Count 1 — Obstruction of an Official Proceeding (charged; dismissed at judgment)
- Count 2 — Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (charged; dismissed at judgment)
- Count 3 — Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds, 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(2) (guilty plea and judgment)
- Count 4 — Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (charged; dismissed at judgment)
- Count 5 — Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building (charged; dismissed at judgment)
Sentence
60 days’ imprisonment; 12 months’ supervised release; 60 hours of community service; $2,000 fine; $500 restitution; $25 special assessment
Press & news
- https://americangulag.org/benjamin-larocca/ →
- https://americangulag.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/13-INDICTMENT-as-to-BENJAMIN-LAROCCA-1-counts-1-2-3-4-5-CHRISTIAN-CORTEZ.pdf →
- https://americangulag.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/47-Statement-of-Offense.pdf →
- https://americangulag.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/48-Plea-Agreement.pdf →
- https://americangulag.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dcd-1_2021-cr-00317-230523-00061.pdf →
- https://americangulag.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dcd-1_2021-cr-00317-230523-00062.pdf →
- https://americangulag.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dcd-1_2021-cr-00317-230523-00066.pdf →
- https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2021/03/29/394612/two-houston-area-men-drove-to-d-c-and-joined-capitol-insurrection-fbi-says/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/larocca-benjamin →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/texas-man-pleads-guilty-felony-charge-actions-during-jan-6-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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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Benjamin Larocca appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 8 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
8 documents on file
Attorney1 document
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Aug 3, 2022
Benjamin Larocca — Defense Sentencing Memorandum, ECF No. 61
Defense counsel requested probation and offered mitigation. Its assertions are attributed advocacy unless independently supported.
Court4 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
order · Aug 11, 2022
United States v. Benjamin Larocca — Judgment, ECF No. 66
Signed judgment recording conviction on Count Three, dismissal of Counts One, Two, Four, and Five, and the sentence imposed.
other · Apr 8, 2022
Benjamin Larocca — Plea Agreement, ECF No. 48
Written agreement governing Larocca’s guilty plea to one misdemeanor count.
other · Apr 8, 2022
Benjamin Larocca — Statement of Offense, ECF No. 47
Admitted factual basis for Larocca’s one-count plea. It places his Capitol entry at approximately 2:53 p.m. and exit at approximately 3:06 p.m.
indictment · Apr 23, 2021
United States v. Larocca and Cortez — Indictment, ECF No. 13
Five-count indictment naming Benjamin Larocca and Christian Cortez. These are charging allegations. Larocca later pleaded guilty only to Count Three; the judgment dismissed the other four counts.
Govt response3 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
order · Jan 20, 2025
January 20, 2025 January 6 Clemency Proclamation
Presidential proclamation commuting the sentences of fourteen named January 6 defendants to time served and granting full, complete, and unconditional pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Person-specific status must be determined from the proclamation’s two separate clemency provisions.
motion · Aug 3, 2022
Benjamin Larocca — Government Sentencing Memorandum, ECF No. 62
Prosecutors requested three months’ incarceration, one year of supervised release, 60 community-service hours, and $500 restitution. Government characterizations remain attributed.
article · May 25, 2022
DOJ Record of Benjamin Larocca’s One-Count Guilty Plea
Official DOJ release identifying Larocca as Christian Cortez’s co-defendant and recording Larocca’s April 2022 misdemeanor plea.