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Melanie Christine Belger

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Melanie Christine Belger is an Orange County woman from Orange, California. Southern California, a long way from Washington, D.C., and a long way from the life she had before this case. She has never been convicted of a felony in this matter. Every count against her was a misdemeanor. WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS FACT: Melanie Christine Belger is from Orange, California, in Orange County. Sources: CBS News Los Angeles, Orange County Patch, American Gulag. FACT: A criminal complaint was filed September 16, 2022. She was arrested September 23, 2022. Source: DOJ Capitol Breach case record. FACT: She was charged with four misdemeanor counts: 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, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. Source: American Gulag court summary. FACT: Conditions of release were set October 4, 2022. An information was filed June 13, 2023. Source: American Gulag court summary. FACT: Her defense counsel of record included Manuel J. Retureta. Source: American Gulag court summary. CHARGE ONLY CHARGE ONLY: Every count in this case is a charge, not a conviction. No guilty verdict and no guilty plea appears in the public record captured here. Melanie Belger is presumed innocent. WHAT COMES NEXT DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: The presidential proclamation of January 20, 2025 directed dismissal of pending indictments and informations for offenses related to the events at or near the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. A pending misdemeanor case like this one falls squarely inside that language. The individual docket entry for Melanie Christine Belger is NEEDS AUTHENTICATION until pulled. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE Four misdemeanors. No weapon count. No assault count. No felony. Anyone describing this case as more than that is describing a case that does not exist. CASE RECORD Case number: 1:22-mj-207 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Complaint filed: September 16, 2022 Arrested: September 23, 2022 Information filed: June 13, 2023 This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.