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Joshua Abate
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageJoshua Abate is a United States Marine who was on active duty when January 6, 2021 happened. FACT: He served as a special communication signals analyst with the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion, the Marine unit that works alongside the NSA at Fort Meade, and was assigned to the Marine Corps Information Operations Center at Quantico, Virginia (Military.com, Marine Corps Times). That is not a job you fall into. It takes a clearance, a clean record, and a sharp mind. FACT: He pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. Not assault. Not a weapon. The lowest charge on the board. FACT: On September 13, 2023, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes sentenced him to one year of probation and 279 hours of community service, plus $500 restitution. No prison time (Military.com, The Hill, NPR Jan. 6 archive). WHERE THINGS STAND: On November 27, 2023, the court granted early termination of his probation, effective immediately (Source: NPR Jan. 6 archive). His record was clear well before the pardon arrived. On January 20, 2025, President Trump's clemency proclamation issued a full pardon covering his conviction. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: Reporting has described the Marine Corps moving to strip his access to classified information. This archive has not reviewed the underlying military records, so that is not stated as fact. He was 22 years old on January 6, 2021, and he wore the uniform of his country. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:23-mj-14, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charge: parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building (misdemeanor). Complaint filed: January 17, 2023. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced: September 13, 2023, to one year probation, 279 hours community service, $500 restitution. Probation ended early, November 27, 2023. Clemency: full pardon, 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
- 1:23-mj-14
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Complaint filed - 1/17/23 Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count. Sentenced 9/13/23 to one year probation, 279 hours community service, $500 restitution. Early termination of probation granted 11/27/23.
Charges
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
One year probation (terminated early Nov. 27, 2023), 279 hours community service, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4199423-marine-sentenced-in-jan-6-case-to-community-service-tied-to-civil-war-deaths/ →
- 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://apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/database.html →
- https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/09/13/3-active-duty-marines-convicted-jan-6-roles-all-get-probation-community-service.html →
- https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2023/09/11/marine-sentenced-to-community-service-probation-for-capitol-riot/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/abate-joshua →
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