A federal judge ordered the government to refund restitution payments and fines paid by a Maryland couple after a federal appeals court vacated their misdemeanor convictions tied to protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia reversed a position he took in June when he denied a request by Cynthia Ballenger and Christopher Price to recoup about $1,000 in payments, The Washington Examiner reported Thursday.
Ballenger and Price sought refunds of $570 each in March after they were among Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by President Donald Trump.
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