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Michael Aaron Carico

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Michael Aaron Carico is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-696 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: 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; Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 8/11/21. Initial appearance 8/18/21. Originally filed as 1:21-mj-537. Pleaded guilty 12/21/21. Sentenced 3/11/22 to 24 months of probation, including 60 days of home detention; $500 restitution; $500 fine; 60 hours of community service. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.

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On the record

Case number
1:21-cr-696
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 8/11/21. Initial appearance 8/18/21. Originally filed as 1:21-mj-537. Pleaded guilty 12/21/21. Sentenced 3/11/22 to 24 months of probation, including 60 days of home detention; $500 restitution; $500 fine; 60 hours of community service.
Arrested
August 11, 2021
Plea
December 21, 2021
Sentenced
March 11, 2022

Charges

  • 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
  • Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building

Sentence

24 months of probation, including 60 days of home detention; $500 restitution; $500 fine; 60 hours of community service

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Connection to United States v. Nichols

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