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Fi Duong
January 6 defendant · Virginia
Fi Duong is a United States Marine from the Alexandria area of Northern Virginia, and when this was over a federal judge sent him home on probation. Former Marine. That is how CNN and WUSA9 both identified him. FACT. Fi Duong is a Virginia man. Alexandria and Fairfax County. That is home. FACT, per WUSA9 and The Washington Post. He was charged in July 2021 and his case ran more than three years before it was resolved. Three years of a man showing up, every setting, every hearing. THE LEGAL FIGHT Arrested July 2, 2021. FACT, per the DOJ record. Pleaded guilty to civil disorder under 18 U.S.C. section 231(a)(3). Sentenced November 5, 2024. FACT, per the DOJ record and CourtListener. He was not sent to prison. The court sentenced him to probation. FACT, per WUSA9 and WTHR. Read that again. A judge with the whole file in front of him looked at Fi Duong and said probation. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions, and Fi Duong received a full, complete and unconditional pardon. FACT, per the White House proclamation and the case record in this archive. THE CASE RECORD Case 1:21-cr-00541-PLF, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 7/2/2021. Pleaded guilty to civil disorder. Sentenced 11/5/2024. Pardoned 1/20/2025. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: dates of service, rank, and unit for Fi Duong's Marine Corps service have not been verified against a service record. Occupation and family information are unverified. Social handles are listed here only when the person publishes them. 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-00541-PLF
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Paul L. Friedman
- Prosecutor
- Stuart D. Allen
- Defense attorney
- Sabrina P. Shroff
- Disposition
- Pleaded guilty to civil disorder under 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3); sentenced November 5, 2024; received a full, complete and unconditional pardon under the January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation.
- Arrested
- July 2, 2021
- Plea
- April 21, 2023
- Sentenced
- November 5, 2024
Charges
- Civil disorder — 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3) (offense of conviction)
Sentence
36 months of probation, 50 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution and a $100 special assessment; no term of imprisonment.
Press & news
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/05/politics/january-6-rioter-sentenced-fi-duong/index.html →
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/alleged-member-of-the-boys-militia-sentenced-to-probation-for-role-in-capitol-riot-fi-duong-fairfax-county-monkey-king/65-75c7dc7d-866d-4772-af05-cf69c1f81dfe →
- 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/ →
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/capitol-riot-bible-study-group-militia/2021/07/06/e5e6cd26-de82-11eb-ae31-6b7c5c34f0d6_story.html →
- https://whdh.com/news/four-years-after-election-day-2020-a-former-marine-is-the-latest-january-6-rioter-to-be-sentenced/ →
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60318174/united-states-v-duong/ →
- https://www.wthr.com/video/news/crime/former-marine-sentenced-probation-role-capitol-riot-january-6-2021-fi-duong-washington-dc/531-bc94ff34-404e-400d-b052-72fc892c8345 →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Fi Duong appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 9 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
9 documents on file
Court4 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
other · Apr 21, 2023
Fi Duong signed plea agreement
Eleven-page signed agreement recording a guilty plea to civil disorder and the parties’ restitution and dismissal terms.
Readother · Jul 2, 2021
Executed arrest warrant return for Fi Duong
One-page returned warrant recording arrest on July 2, 2021.
Readorder · Jul 2, 2021
Fi Duong release order and appearance bond
Six-page signed release packet ordering high-intensity supervision, home incarceration, GPS monitoring and related conditions.
Readdocket
CourtListener docket for United States v. Duong
Public docket index identifying the controlling case as 1:21-cr-00541-PLF and listing case filings.
ReadGovt response4 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.
Readindictment · Apr 21, 2023
Information charging Fi Duong with civil disorder
Two-page Information charging one count of civil disorder under 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3).
Readindictment · Aug 25, 2021
Indictment in United States v. Fi Duong
Three-page five-count indictment. The counts were allegations when returned and are not recorded as convictions.
Readaffidavit · Jun 30, 2021
FBI complaint affidavit supporting charges against Fi Duong
Fourteen-page FBI affidavit supporting the original complaint. Its assertions are government allegations, not judicial findings.
ReadNews1 document
Press coverage.