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Samuel Christopher Fox

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Samuel Christopher Fox owns a moving company. He signs the front of the paychecks for eight to twelve working people in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and he is raising two young sons as their primary caregiver. That is a small-business owner and a single-handed dad. That is the lead. Everything else is second. THEIR ACCOUNT, from his own defense sentencing memorandum filed in federal court. Fox was born in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania and still lives there, in what the filing calls a modest two-story home. He owns Westmoreland Movers, a packing and moving company based in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, employing between eight and twelve workers. He grew up in a working-class family. He is the primary caregiver for two young sons. He has a fiancee, two siblings, and parents who stood by him through the case. The filing also notes he is a registered Green Party voter who practices Hinduism, which is not the profile any headline writer expected and is exactly why the paperwork beats the narrative. FACT. Samuel Christopher Fox was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case 21-cr-435, originally filed as 21-mj-479. He was arrested June 23, 2021 and charged by criminal information on June 28, 2021. FACT. On November 5, 2021 he pleaded guilty to one count, parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol. That is a petty offense, the lowest charge the federal government brought out of January 6, 2021. Every other count was dismissed. FACT. On April 5, 2022 he was sentenced to 36 months of probation with 60 days of home detention and location monitoring, a $10 special assessment, a $2,500 fine and $500 in restitution. The government asked the court for jail. The judge said no and gave him probation. FACT. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Samuel Christopher Fox received a full pardon. THEIR ACCOUNT. His own filing says his greatest fear, in the memorandum's words, is that others will believe that his conduct was not only worthy of admiration, but also emulation. That is a business owner telling a federal judge do not make me a mascot. Read that twice. What the record shows: a Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania small-business owner, a father of two, a petty-offense plea, probation, home detention, a fine paid, and a full pardon. What this does prove: a man can build a payroll in Latrobe, raise two boys, get caught up in the biggest federal prosecution in American history, and come out the other side still owning the company and still raising the boys. THE CASE RECORD Case 21-cr-435, United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Originally 21-mj-479. Arrested June 23, 2021. Criminal information June 28, 2021. Guilty plea November 5, 2021. Sentenced April 5, 2022 to 36 months probation, 60 days home detention, $2,500 fine, $500 restitution. Full pardon January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
21-cr-435
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Original case # was 21-mj-479 Arrested 6/23/21. Charged via criminal information 6/28/21. Plea agreement entered 11/5 /21and pleaded guilty to count 4. Sentenced 4/5/22 to 36 months of probation, including 60 days home detention, $2,500 fine, $500 restitution
Arrested
June 23, 2021
Sentenced
April 5, 2022

Charges

  • Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building
  • Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct and Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
  • Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building

Sentence

36 months of probation, including 60 days home detention, $2,500 fine, $500 restitution

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