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United States v. Nichols
Case No. 1:21-cr-00117 · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 10 federal charges · Judge Hon. Thomas F. Hogan (pretrial & detention, 2021–2023); Hon. Royce C. Lamberth (plea, sentencing & judgment, 2023–2025)
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Everyone named in the record, grouped by agency.
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Force-directed graph of the co-defendant network.
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Every arrest and sentencing, month by month.
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Every J6 defendant plotted by home state.
Sep 5, 2023
Edward Richmond Jr. Criminal Complaint and FBI Statement of Facts
Official complaint package and FBI probable-cause affidavit associated with Edward Richmond Jr. The conduct narrative is a government charging-stage allegation, not a verdict or independent archive finding.
ReadSep 1, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Announcement — Ethan Nordean
Official DOJ announcement reporting that Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced Ethan Nordean on September 1, 2023 to 18 years’ imprisonment and 36 months’ supervised release. DOJ also reported application of a terrorism-related sentencing enhancement to the destruction-of-government-property conviction; the enhancement was not a separate terrorism conviction. Canonical-URL SHA-256: 75427ee72610f8bd43f24438a039759e6dab7c49569159949c47dc9d13ee6a14. Signed judgment and sentencing transcript not captured.
ReadSep 1, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Announcement — Bennie and Sandra Parker
Official government announcement reporting 60 months of probation for Bennie Parker. The signed judgment supplies the complete controlling terms.
ReadAug 31, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Record — Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl
Official DOJ announcement reporting that Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced Joseph R. Biggs on August 31, 2023 to 17 years in prison and 36 months of supervised release. DOJ’s evidence narrative and sentencing characterization remain attributed government statements.
ReadAug 24, 2023
Robin Lee Reierson Arrest and Initial Release — Local Reporting
WTTW reported Reierson’s August 23, 2023 arrest and federal appearance. ABC7 reported release on personal recognizance with an agreement concerning firearms.
ReadAug 18, 2023
Robin Lee Reierson Criminal Complaint and FBI Statement of Facts — August 18, 2023
Complaint and FBI probable-cause affidavit in 1:23-mj-00215-GMH. The allegations are not trial findings. A public mirror was captured because the official DOJ binary returned HTTP 401.
ReadAug 18, 2023
United States v. Reierson — CourtListener/RECAP Docket, 1:23-cr-00437-RBW
Public docket identifying the controlling district case, Judge Reggie B. Walton, judgment entry, and October 16, 2024 sentencing-transcript entry.
ReadAug 17, 2023
DOJ guilty-plea record for Victoria Charity White
The DOJ record states that Victoria Charity White pleaded guilty on August 17, 2023 to one felony count of civil disorder and aiding and abetting. Government descriptions of her conduct remain attributed to the prosecution record.
ReadAug 16, 2023
Political Prisoner Podcast Episode 8 — Peter Stager and Daniel Christmann
Apple Podcasts lists this 1-hour, 4-minute episode as published August 16, 2023 and identifies Peter Francis Stager and Daniel Christmann as guests on Jake Lang’s Political Prisoner Podcast. The publisher description says Stager discussed Rosanne Boyland’s death and Christmann discussed his civil lawsuit. These are attributed descriptions of firsthand interview topics, not independently verified findings. Native audio, a complete transcript, exact quotations, and claim-level corroboration remain pending.
ReadAug 12, 2023
Errata to Government Sentencing Memorandum — ECF No. 1021
A one-page government notice stating that footnote 9 of ECF No. 1018 was corrected. The corrected memorandum identified as an attachment was not included in the captured mirror file, so the exact correction is not inferred.
ReadAug 11, 2023
Government Sentencing Memorandum for Sandra Parker and Co-Defendants — ECF No. 1018
A 62-page prosecution sentencing filing addressing Sandra Parker, Bennie Parker, Laura Steele, Connie Meggs, and William Isaacs. It calculated a 97-to-121-month guidelines range for Sandra Parker and three co-defendants and advocated significant imprisonment; those positions are government advocacy, not the sentence imposed.
ReadAug 1, 2023
Frank Giustino — Justice In Jeopardy “Under Oath” Interview
Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts catalog listings identify this August 1, 2023 long-form interview with Frank Rocco Giustino. The publisher describes discussion of his firsthand account and FOIA material. Native audio and complete transcript review remain pending, so no unreviewed claim is presented as an archive finding.
ReadJul 28, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Release for Thomas Sibick
Official DOJ release confirming the 50-month prison sentence, 36 months of supervised release and $7,500.79 restitution.
ReadJul 26, 2023
Farhad and Farbod Azari — Indictment
The eight-page indictment in D.D.C. No. 1:23-cr-00251-RCL. It records the grand jury’s charges; counts not resolved by the later pleas are not presented as convictions.
ReadJul 26, 2023
United States v. Azari — Public RECAP Docket
Public docket metadata for D.D.C. No. 1:23-cr-00251-RCL, including counsel, plea and sentencing entries. Native documents remain separately subject to capture.
ReadJul 24, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Announcement for Peter Francis Stager
Official DOJ announcement reporting Judge Rudolph Contreras’s July 24, 2023 sentence of 52 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. The signed judgment supplies additional controlling details.
ReadJul 24, 2023
Judgment in United States v. Sabol et al. as to Peter Francis Stager — ECF No. 345
Signed judgment imposing 52 months’ imprisonment with credit from January 14, 2021, 36 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution, and a $100 special assessment. The judgment states that the remaining open counts were dismissed on the government’s motion.
ReadJul 21, 2023
Thomas Sibick Defense Sentencing Memorandum, ECF No. 209
Defense sentencing filing presenting mitigation, disputing selected sentencing characterizations and requesting a non-custodial outcome. Advocacy is attributed to the defense.
ReadJul 20, 2023
Federico Klein Bench-Trial Findings — July 20, 2023
Official Justice Department release reporting the findings entered after Federico Klein’s bench trial before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. Government descriptions are attributed to the release and underlying court record.
ReadJul 18, 2023
Kaleb Dillard — DOJ Guilty-Plea Record, July 18, 2023
Official DOJ release reporting Dillard's guilty plea to one felony count under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) before Judge Jia M. Cobb.
ReadJul 17, 2023
Government Sentencing Memorandum for Thomas Sibick, ECF No. 205
Government sentencing filing identifying the three offenses of conviction, presenting prosecution arguments and requesting 71 months. Advocacy is attributed to the government.
ReadJul 15, 2023
Defense Sentencing Memorandum for Peter Francis Stager — ECF No. 337
Defense sentencing memorandum requesting time served and presenting mitigation, remorse, personal background, detention history, and an account that Stager tried to assist injured people. The filing does not identify the apparently lifeless person it describes as Rosanne Boyland, so that identity remains unresolved.
ReadJul 13, 2023
Government Sentencing Memorandum for Peter Francis Stager — ECF No. 333
Government sentencing memorandum requesting 78 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution, a $31,627 fine, and the mandatory assessment. The request is preserved as prosecution advocacy, not the sentence imposed.
ReadJul 12, 2023
DOJ announcement of Brian Mock bench-trial findings
DOJ reported that Chief Judge James E. Boasberg found Brian Christopher Mock guilty on eleven counts after a bench trial on July 12, 2023. Government evidence descriptions remain attributed to DOJ.
ReadJul 11, 2023
DOJ records Matthew Jason Beddingfield sentence
Official DOJ sentencing announcement reporting 38 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
ReadJun 16, 2023
DOJ Arrest Announcement — Alan Michael St. Onge
DOJ announcement reporting Alan Michael St. Onge’s June 16, 2023 arrest and describing the criminal complaint. The conduct narrative is preserved as government probable-cause allegations, not independent findings.
ReadJun 9, 2023
United States v. Richard Barnett — D.C. Circuit Appeal No. 23-3086
Public appellate docket identifying Barnett’s June 9, 2023 appeal from District of Columbia case 1:21-cr-00038-CRC-1.
ReadJun 8, 2023
Robert Morss Judgment Docket Entry (ECF No. 651) — Native File Pending
A third-party public docket listing identifies ECF No. 651 as the judgment as to Robert Morss, reportedly signed June 8, 2023. The native PACER or RECAP judgment has not been captured, so this is preserved as a docket lead rather than a verified court-file binary.
ReadJun 2, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Record: Joseph Hackett
Primary government release recording Joseph Hackett’s June 2, 2023 sentence of 42 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release.
ReadMay 25, 2023
Bradley and Matthew Bokoski Sentenced to Probation
Contemporary report stating that Bradley and Matthew Bokoski each received 36 months of probation and $500 restitution, with no incarceration imposed.
ReadMay 25, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Announcement — Kelly Meggs and Stewart Rhodes
Official DOJ announcement reporting Kelly Meggs’s May 25, 2023 sentence of 12 years imprisonment and 36 months supervised release.
ReadMay 25, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Record: Stewart Rhodes
Official DOJ release reporting the May 25, 2023 sentence of 18 years and 36 months supervised release.
ReadMay 24, 2023
DOJ Reports Robert Morss Sentence
Official announcement reporting a sentence of 66 months' imprisonment, 24 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
ReadMay 24, 2023
Richard Barnett — DOJ Sentencing Record (May 24, 2023)
Justice Department release reporting a 54-month prison sentence and 36 months of supervised release. The release’s financial description conflicts with public docket-derived summaries and requires native-judgment resolution.
ReadMay 18, 2023
Peter Schwartz appeal No. 23-3075 — docket and consolidation record
Public appellate docket mirror recording that Peter Schwartz’s appeal was docketed May 18, 2023 as No. 23-3075 and consolidated with No. 23-3074. The published opinion later confirms consolidation with Nos. 23-3074 and 23-3104.
ReadMay 15, 2023
DOJ announcement of Christopher Worrell bench-trial findings
DOJ announced that Judge Royce C. Lamberth found Worrell guilty on May 12, 2023, after a five-day bench trial. Conduct descriptions and characterizations remain attributed to the prosecution and court.
ReadMay 10, 2023
Second superseding indictment in United States v. Hostetter
May 10, 2023 indictment stating the prosecution’s allegations and count structure.
ReadMay 10, 2023
Nathaniel DeGrave Sentencing — Associated Press Report
Associated Press sentencing report published through the Las Vegas Review-Journal, supporting the May 10, 2023 date and reported terms.
ReadMay 10, 2023
Nathaniel DeGrave Sentencing — CBS News Report
Contemporary sentencing report supporting the prison term and financial penalties; the signed judgment remains pending.
ReadMay 8, 2023
DOJ January 6 Sentencing Announcement — Hatchet M. Speed
DOJ announcement reporting a 48-month prison sentence in Speed’s D.D.C. January 6 case.
ReadMay 5, 2023
DOJ sentencing release — United States v. Schwartz
Justice Department release documenting the December 6, 2022 jury verdict, May 5, 2023 sentence, and the government's account of the case.
ReadMay 4, 2023
DOJ Announcement — Proud Boys Jury Verdicts Including Enrique Tarrio
Official DOJ announcement reporting the May 4, 2023 jury verdicts. The archive attributes the government’s evidence descriptions to DOJ and records the verdict separately from moral or editorial judgments.
ReadMay 4, 2023
DOJ Jury-Verdict Record — United States v. Nordean
Official DOJ announcement reporting the May 4, 2023 jury verdicts in the Proud Boys case. The government’s descriptions of evidence and conduct remain attributed to DOJ; the record does not substitute those descriptions for the verdict form or trial transcripts.
ReadApr 21, 2023
Fi Duong signed plea agreement
Eleven-page signed agreement recording a guilty plea to civil disorder and the parties’ restitution and dismissal terms.
ReadApr 21, 2023
Information charging Fi Duong with civil disorder
Two-page Information charging one count of civil disorder under 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3).
ReadApr 13, 2023
DOJ E.D. Virginia Sentencing Announcement — Hatchet M. Speed
DOJ announcement reporting a 36-month prison sentence in the separate National Firearms Act prosecution.
ReadApr 7, 2023
D.C. Circuit obstruction opinion involving Fischer, Lang, and Miller
The consolidated appellate decision reinstated the Section 1512(c)(2) obstruction counts against Joseph Fischer, Edward Lang, and Garret Miller before the Supreme Court later narrowed the statute.
ReadMar 21, 2023
Oath Keepers Third-Trial Final Jury Verdict — ECF No. 910
The final eight-page verdict form records Bennie Parker guilty on Counts 1 and 5 and not guilty on Counts 2 and 3.
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