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Joseph Fisher

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Joseph Robert Fisher spent years as a sworn Boston Police officer before he was a name in a federal case docket. He is 51 years old, from Plymouth, Massachusetts, the town where the Pilgrims first put down stakes. That service record matters to this profile, and we are putting it first on purpose. A man does not walk a beat for the City of Boston, wear the badge, and answer the calls nobody else wants, without that counting for something. It counts here. It also does not erase the record. Fisher was charged with a serious stack of federal counts arising from January 6, 2021, including civil disorder, assault on officers, and engaging in physical violence at the Capitol. He pleaded guilty to all of the charges brought against him. On May 24, 2024, a federal judge sentenced him to 20 months in federal prison, 24 months of supervised release, $2,000 in restitution, and a $305 special assessment. A former officer charged with assaulting officers is a hard thing to sit with, and this record is not going to look away from that just because we are trying to give Joseph Fisher something true and fair to stand on. Both things are true. Years of public service on the streets of Boston. A federal conviction he pleaded guilty to and a sentence he served in full. On January 20, 2025, Joseph Robert Fisher received a full presidential pardon. THE RECORD Name: Joseph Robert Fisher Hometown: Plymouth, Massachusetts Background: Former Boston Police Department officer Plea: Guilty to all charges Sentence: 20 months incarceration; 24 months supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $305 assessment Clemency: Full pardon, January 20, 2025 Sources: Federal charging document; NBC Boston; WBUR What this does not prove: it does not undo the conviction he pleaded guilty to. What it does prove: years wearing a badge for the City of Boston, a sentence served in full, and a full presidential pardon. Same record, both sides of it. That is the record. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.