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Jan. 6 defendants are seeking refunds of financial penalties
Jan. 6 defendants seek refunds of fines after pardons vacated convictions; some courts have approved reimbursements while others deny, amid ongoing lawsuits seeking millions.
- Following the mass pardons on Jan. 20, 2025, at least eight Jan. 6 defendants are pursuing refunds and civil suits, with some judges approving reimbursements.
- U.S. District Judge John D. Bates wrote that after pardons, federal prosecutors vacated convictions and dismissed indictments, citing the Nelson precedent to authorize the first refund.
- Among others, a Utah man who forfeited almost $63,000 sought a refund after Trump’s pardon, while Yvonne St Cyr and Stacy Hager also seek reimbursements.
- U.S. judges have begun ordering refunds, approving reimbursements for St Cyr and a Maryland couple, while Sen. Alex Padilla and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse push legislation lacking Republican co-sponsors and unlikely to proceed.
- Analysts calculate that the clemencies erased about $1.56 billion in penalties, while Missouri lawyer Mark McCloskey and President Donald Trump support a government-backed compensation panel amid hundreds of FTCA claims and civil suits.
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