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Traci J. Sunstrum

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Traci J. Sunstrum is a woman from Amherst, New York, a suburb on the north side of Buffalo. She was 44 years old at the time of her arrest, one of a small handful of Western New York residents charged over January 6. She never went to prison. Not one day. That is worth saying plainly, because the word "January 6 defendant" makes people picture something this record does not support. THE LEGAL FIGHT. FACT: Traci J. Sunstrum was arrested on May 19, 2021, with her initial appearance on May 27, 2021. FACT: her case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia was renumbered from 21-mj-371 to 21-cr-652. FACT: the single charge she was convicted on is Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building. A petty offense. FACT: she entered a plea agreement on November 17, 2021 and pleaded guilty. FACT: on February 24, 2022 she was sentenced to three years of probation, 30 days of home detention with location monitoring, a $10 special assessment and $500 in restitution. FACT: federal prosecutors had recommended a 14 day jail sentence and the court did not impose it. She avoided jail entirely. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: according to court documents, the FBI identified Sunstrum from an anonymous tip about a Facebook livestream, then used a Google location warrant and driver's license comparison to place her inside the building. She is described in filings as wearing a green jacket and stars-and-stripes patterned pants. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE: Traci Sunstrum was never charged with assault, never charged with destruction of property, and never charged with a weapon offense. Parading is parading. Do not let anyone inflate it. FACT: on January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Traci J. Sunstrum of Amherst, New York received a full pardon. CASE RECORD. Case 21-cr-652, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Buffalo News, WBFO and the CourtListener charging document are linked below. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.