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  1. Sandra Ruth Parker Sentenced to Five Years of Probation

    DOJ reported that Judge Amit P. Mehta sentenced Sandra Parker to 60 months of probation. Her signed judgment and detailed conditions remain pending capture, so no additional terms are inferred.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  2. Ethan Nordean Sentenced

    DOJ reported that Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced Ethan Nordean to 18 years’ imprisonment and 36 months’ supervised release. DOJ also reported a terrorism-related sentencing enhancement on a property conviction; it was not a separate terrorism conviction.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  3. Steven Patrick Cook arrested

    DOJ’s arrest announcement reports that Cook was arrested on September 16, 2023. It places the arrest in Virginia; a later DOJ plea announcement says Maryland. Native custody records are pending.

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  4. Steven Patrick Cook initial appearance

    DOJ reports that Cook made his initial appearance in the District of Columbia on September 18, 2023 after the complaint-stage arrest.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  5. Lee Stutts arrested in North Carolina

    DOJ reported Stutts’s arrest on complaint-stage felony and misdemeanor charges. The charged conduct remained allegations.

    📍 North Carolina

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  6. Barbara Balmaseda Arrested in Miami Lakes

    DOJ reported that Balmaseda was arrested in Miami Lakes, Florida, and made an initial appearance in the Southern District of Florida. The five charged offenses remained allegations.

    📍 Miami Lakes, Florida

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  7. Jonathan Mellis Sentenced

    Judge Randolph D. Moss imposed 51 months imprisonment, 36 months supervised release, and a $20,000 fine, according to the official DOJ release. The signed judgment remains pending capture.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  8. Court enters findings after Alex Harkrider stipulated bench trial

    DOJ reports that Judge Royce C. Lamberth found Harkrider guilty on four felony and three misdemeanor counts after a stipulated bench trial. The offenses and government descriptions are preserved with attribution.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  9. Edward Richmond Jr. arrested in Louisiana

    The DOJ announced that the FBI arrested Richmond in Baton Rouge and that he would make an initial appearance in the Middle District of Louisiana. The charges remained allegations at this stage.

    📍 Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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  10. Andy Steven Oliva-Lopez arrested in Oregon

    DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Oliva-Lopez in Milwaukie and that he made an initial appearance in the District of Oregon.

    📍 Milwaukie, Oregon

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  11. Bench-trial findings entered for Ryan Samsel and co-defendants

    Judge Jia M. Cobb found Samsel and four co-defendants guilty on various felony and misdemeanor counts after a bench trial. Government descriptions of the evidence remain attributed to DOJ.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  12. Seth and Cepane Sarty arrested in Georgia

    DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Seth Sarty and Cepane Sarty in Georgia on February 5, 2024. Complaint allegations had not been adjudicated.

    📍 Georgia

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  13. Peter Michael Krill Jr. sentenced

    Chief Judge James E. Boasberg sentenced Krill to nine months’ imprisonment, twelve months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution, according to DOJ’s official announcement.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  14. Brian Mock receives original 33-month sentence

    DOJ reported an original sentence of 33 months’ imprisonment, 24 months’ supervised release, and $2,710 in restitution and fines. This sentence was later amended to time served.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  15. John Emanuel Banuelos arrested in Illinois

    DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Banuelos in Summit, Illinois on complaint-stage felony and misdemeanor charges.

    📍 Summit, Illinois

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  16. Zach Rash arrested in Utah

    The FBI arrested Zach Rash in Payson, Utah. The DOJ complaint-stage charges were allegations and did not determine guilt.

    📍 Payson, Utah

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  17. Jacquelyn Starer pleads guilty to eight counts

    DOJ reports that Starer pleaded guilty before Judge Timothy J. Kelly to two felony counts and six misdemeanor counts.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  18. FBI arrests Thomas Eugene Tatum

    DOJ reported that the FBI arrested Thomas Eugene Tatum in Oxford, Mississippi and that he made an initial appearance in the Northern District of Mississippi. The District of Columbia case was unsealed upon arrest.

    📍 Oxford, Mississippi

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  19. Alan St. Onge sentenced

    Judge Carl J. Nichols sentenced St. Onge to 18 months’ imprisonment, 36 months’ supervised release and $2,000 restitution, according to DOJ.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  20. Jacquelyn Starer sentenced to nine months

    Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced Starer to nine months in prison, twenty-four months of supervised release, and $4,000 in restitution and fines, according to DOJ.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  21. District of Columbia bench-trial findings entered

    DOJ reported that Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found Kelley guilty of three felony and eight misdemeanor counts after a bench trial. Sentencing was later overtaken by the January 2025 pardon and dismissal.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  22. Kaleb Dillard receives full January 6 pardon

    Dillard was covered by the full-pardon provision of the January 20, 2025 proclamation, and the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney recipient list includes DILLARD, KALEB.

    📍 United States

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  23. Stephen Michael Ayres receives full January 6 pardon

    The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney lists Ayres among people issued certificates under the January 20, 2025 proclamation.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  24. Banuelos case covered by January 6 clemency and dismissal directive

    Proclamation 10887 directed the Attorney General to pursue dismissal with prejudice of pending January 6 indictments. DOJ’s public certificate page also lists BANUELOS, JOHN EMANUEL; the individual certificate remains pending.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  25. Andy Steven Oliva-Lopez covered by full January 6 pardon

    The January 20 proclamation granted full pardons to covered convicted January 6 defendants outside the fourteen named commutations. DOJ’s recipient list separately names OLIVA-LOPEZ, ANDY STEVEN.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  26. Andrew Alan Hernandez receives a full pardon

    The proclamation and DOJ recipient list support classifying Hernandez's clemency as a full pardon.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  27. President Trump grants Thomas Sibick a full pardon

    The proclamation and DOJ certificate-recipient list support classifying Sibick's clemency as a full, complete and unconditional pardon.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  28. DOJ moves to dismiss Andrew Carvajal information with prejudice

    The government moved under Rule 48(a), citing the January 20 presidential directive concerning pending January 6 cases. Carvajal consented to dismissal.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  29. American Oversight Files FOIA Lawsuit for January 6 and Clemency Communications

    American Oversight filed a D.D.C. FOIA action seeking senior DOJ and FBI communications concerning January 6, election certification, and the January 20, 2025 pardons and commutations. The requested-record descriptions remain the plaintiff’s allegations; the filing and ongoing docket are verified procedural facts.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  30. DOJ Requests Vacatur of Rhodes Convictions

    DOJ asked the D.C. Circuit to vacate and remand for dismissal. The request was not itself a final ruling.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  31. DOJ announces proposed Anti-Weaponization Fund

    The Justice Department announced a proposed $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund on May 18, 2026. By June 5, DOJ lawyers represented in federal court that the fund had not been established and was not going forward. This event preserves the original announcement without implying that an active application process exists.

    📍 U.S. Department of Justice

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  32. DOJ tells courts the Anti-Weaponization Fund was not going forward

    On June 5, 2026, DOJ filed parallel responses in E.D. Virginia and D.D.C. stating that the announced Anti-Weaponization Fund had not been set up and was not going forward. The filings said no money had been transferred, no claims process existed, and no members had been appointed. These were government litigation positions; no current official application portal or deadline is represented as verified.

    📍 Washington, D.C. / federal courts

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  33. DOJ discloses direct investigative-team access to Arctic Frost text-message production

    A Justice Department letter and a 90-page Senate-released exhibit document the Special Counsel filter-team structure and an August 21, 2023 National Archives production of 54 Excel files containing White House phone text messages. DOJ later stated that investigative-team personnel accessed the spreadsheets before the established filter review was completed and identified messages involving 44 current or former members of Congress. The records document process and access; they do not themselves establish a criminal violation, resolve privilege, or adjudicate the legality of the underlying records request.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  34. House Judiciary chairman refers Jack Smith testimony to DOJ for review

    Chairman Jim Jordan sent DOJ a referral alleging that former Special Counsel Jack Smith made materially false or incomplete statements during a December 2025 deposition and requesting review under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. The referral is disputed and does not constitute a criminal charge or adjudicated finding.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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