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William Michael Sywak

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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William Michael Sywak 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-494 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Knowingly Entering any Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in any Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Parading on Capitol Grounds. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 5/19/21. Initial appearance 5/27/21. Charged via criminal information 7/27/21. Arraigned 8/17/21 where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Pleaded guilty 2/2/22. 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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Case number
1:21-cr-494
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 5/19/21. Initial appearance 5/27/21. Charged via criminal information 7/27/21. Arraigned 8/17/21 where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Pleaded guilty 2/2/22.
Arrested
May 19, 2021
Plea
February 2, 2022

Charges

  • Knowingly Entering any Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly Conduct in any Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
  • Parading on Capitol Grounds

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