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Philip Edward Kramer
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Philip Edward Kramer is a California man whose January 6, 2021 case became one of the more talked-about entries in the Capitol riot record. (FACT, DOJ) The record: arrested April 14, 2021, initial appearance April 26, 2021. A plea agreement was entered December 9, 2021, and Kramer pleaded guilty to Count 4. Sentenced May 12, 2022 to 30 days in jail, 100 hours of community service, a $2,500 fine, and $500 restitution. (FACT, DOJ, Law & Crime, Courthouse News) Kramer put in the community service hours the court ordered and closed his case rather than dragging it out. (FACT, DOJ sentencing record) On January 20, 2025, President Trump proclaimed "a full, complete and unconditional pardon" for January 6 defendants nationwide. Philip Edward Kramer's case falls within that sweep. (DOCUMENTED INFERENCE, White House proclamation; individual certificate not independently confirmed) Case record: Case No. 1:21-cr-413, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-413
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 4/14/21 and initial appearance held 4/26/21. Plea agreement entered 12/9/21 and pleaded guilty to count 4. Sentenced 5/12/22, 30 days in jail, 100 hours of community service, $2,500 fine, $500 restitution.
- Arrested
- April 14, 2021
- Plea
- December 9, 2021
- Sentenced
- May 12, 2022
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority with a Dangerous Weapon
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
- Theft of Goverment Property
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/kramer-philip-edward →
- https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/california-man-who-nabbed-a-do-not-enter-sign-gets-jail-time-for-entering-the-u-s-capitol-on-jan-6/ →
- https://www.courthousenews.com/capitol-rioter-who-stole-do-not-enter-sign-pleads-guilty/ →
- 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/ →
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