Jan 15, 2026
- Net worth
- Unknown
- Crimes
- other
- Convicted of
- Aiding and abetting the making of false Selective Service Registration Certificates
- Original sentence
- Two years' probation (June 30, 1966)
- Time served
- N/A (probation)
Background
Russell John Flint, Jr. was convicted in the Northern District of Illinois in 1966 during the height of the Vietnam War era.
The Case
In June 1966, Flint was sentenced to two years of probation for aiding and abetting the creation of false Selective Service Registration Certificates. This offense was related to efforts to evade the military draft during the Vietnam War by forging or altering official draft documents. Flint's pardon, coming nearly 60 years after his conviction, follows a tradition of presidents granting clemency to individuals convicted of non-violent draft-related offenses from the Vietnam era.
The Pardon
On January 15, 2026, President Trump granted Flint a full pardon.