WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 209 people and pardoned 64 others Tuesday as one of his final acts in the White House.
“These 273 individuals learned that our nation is a forgiving nation, where hard work and a commitment to rehabilitation can lead to a second chance, and where wrongs from the past will not deprive an individual of the opportunity to move forward,” read a statement on the White House website.
During his time in the White House, President Obama gave 1,385 commutation grants, 504 included life sentences. He has issued a total of 212 pardons.
In a statement from the White House, the recipients are people President Obama found "deserving of a second chance."
• Pablo Abrugar Abulencia –Silver Spring, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 11, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 205 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Christopher Almaguer – Fort Worth, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine; distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (two counts); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; causing another to engage in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity and aiding and abetting; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: 420 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 25, 2005); amended to 360 months’ imprisonment (October 8, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Jerry Jerome Anderson ─ Macon, GA
Offense: Possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; continuous violations of the Controlled Substances Act by occupying the position of management and organizer; conducting financial transactions with proceeds from illegal drug activities (four counts); Middle District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 19, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2020.
• Turner Ashe, Jr. ─ Indianapolis, IN
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and/or distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 31, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Roland J. Bailey ─ Washington, DC
Offense: Unlawful possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine; District of Columbia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (December 22, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Terrance Baker – Detroit, MI
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute controlled substance; possession of a firearm in furtherance of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; Eastern District of Michigan
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 16, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Timothy Barker ─ Pleasantville, NJ
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine; Southern District of New York
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 31, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Darryl K. Barnes ─ Philadelphia, PA
Offense: Possession of more than 50 grams of cocaine base “crack” with intent to distribute; possession of cocaine with intent to distribute; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm; Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (October 26, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Blake Demond Beard ─ College Park, GA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); Northern District of Georgia
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 24, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Kim Davis Beckstrom ─ Ogden, UT
Offense: Distribution of methamphetamine; District of Utah
Sentence: Life imprisonment (June 16, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Calvin Biggs ─ Chicago, IL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute “crack cocaine”; possession of a firearm by a felon; Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (December 2, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Anthony Billings – Clarksburg, WV
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base within 1,000 feet of a playground; Northern District of West Virginia
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (May 19, 2005); amended to 292 months’ imprisonment (January 12, 2012); amended to 235 months’ imprisonment (February 2, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Wayne Allen Bledsoe, Jr. ─ Temple, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute “crack” cocaine; aiding and abetting money laundering; Western District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $3,000 fine (December 1, 1995)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Robert Booker ─ Detroit, MI
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; operating a crack house; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; Northern District of Indiana
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (April 13, 1995); amended to 360 imprisonment (July 26, 1996); amended to life imprisonment (October 2, 1997); amended to 456 months’ imprisonment (March 26, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Ulysses Simon Bouie ─ McDonough, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of five kilograms or more of cocaine; conspiracy to commit money laundering; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 7, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.
• Antwan Boyd ─ Bartow, FL
Offense: Felon in possession of a firearm; possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 25, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.
• Henry Robert Brown ─ Westchester, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, cocaine base, marijuana, and a mixture containing heroin and fentanyl; aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; Eastern District of Wisconsin
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $450,000 money judgment (February 7, 2011)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 292 months’ imprisonment and unpaid balance of $450,000 money judgment remitted when his sentence expires.
• Michael Dwight Brown – Glen Burnie, MD
Offense: Distribution of cocaine; District of Maryland
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (April 17, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Raymond Brown – Roper, NC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base (crack); possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentence: Life plus 60 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (August 5, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Valarian Jaymonn Brown – St. Petersburg, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana; possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 27, 2012)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment.
• William Brown – Covington, KY
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine); possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine); aiding and abetting to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine); aiding and abetting to distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine); Eastern District of Kentucky
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 11, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Damon Burkhalter ─ Lewisville, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin; Eastern District of Louisiana
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (July 17, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Clarence Rex Burnell ─ LaBarge, WY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute methamphetamine; distribution of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting; District of Wyoming
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $5,000 fine (July 24, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019 and unpaid balance of $5,000 fine remitted when his sentence expires, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Latasha Sherri Butler ─ Lubbock, TX
Offense: Distribution of 50 grams or more cocaine base; Western District of Texas
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 27, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• James Toves Cabaccang – Hawaiian Gardens, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments; District of Guam
Sentence: Life imprisonment (April 1, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 292 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Timothy Wayne Calhoun ─ Houston, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (February 28, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Rickey Calloway ─ Louisville, KY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine; attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine (two counts); interstate travel and act in aid of an illegal business enterprise involving narcotics and controlled substances (two counts); possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Western District of Kentucky
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 17, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.
• Adrian Antoine Campbell ─ Hampton, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine; possession with the intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine; Northern District of Georgia
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 28, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Paul Anthony Cass – Talladega, AL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; distribution and possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing cocaine base (11 counts); maintaining a place for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; Northern District of Alabama
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 24, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Calvin Caver ─ Cleveland, OH
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); Northern District of Ohio
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 2, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon residential drug treatment.
• Alberto Chahia – Grand Forks, ND
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; District of North Dakota
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 23, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• John Choate – Albany, KY
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 11, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Chris Coleman – Belton, MO
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and cocaine; aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine base; Western District of Missouri
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (February 12, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months’ imprisonment.
• Kelvin Dandrea Cotton ─ Houston, TX
Offense: Aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $2,000 fine (October 14, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to 240 months’ imprisonment and unpaid balance of $2,000 fine remitted when his sentence expires.
• Melvin Couch ─ Elk Creek, KY
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 10 kilograms or more of cocaine; Eastern District of Kentucky
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $10,000,000 forfeiture (February 15, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months’ imprisonment and unpaid balance of $10,000,000 forfeiture remitted when his sentence expires, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Terrance Cox – Jackson, TN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Western District of Tennessee
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (November 30, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Iris Yolanda Davila – Reading, PA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 grams of heroin and 50 grams of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute heroin; Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (October 30, 2000)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Lawrence Stafford Davis – Andrews, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (commonly known as “crack cocaine”); possession with intent to distribute and distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base and aiding and abetting (commonly known as “crack cocaine”); District of South Carolina
Sentence: 228 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (October 30, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment
• Robin Marie Davis – Roanoke, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and 500 grams or more of cocaine; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 18, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment
• Quincy Dennis ─ Cincinnati, OH
Offense: 1. Attempt to distribute cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Southern District of Ohio
2. Possession of a prohibited object (marijuana) by a federal inmate; Eastern District of Kentucky
Sentence: 1. Life imprisonment; $30,000 fine (September 12, 1997)
2. Six months’ imprisonment (consecutive); two years’ supervised release (December 13, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment, and unpaid balance of the $30,000 fine remitted when his sentence expires, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Christopher M. DePree – Cape Girardeau, MO
Offense: Distribution of a substance containing five grams or more of cocaine base; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (November 14, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 16, 2017.
• Vandarrell Leon Doe – Glennville, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); manufacture of 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); Southern District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 25, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment.
• Donald Wayne Dowling – Odessa, TX
Offense: Aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute and a controlled substance, methamphetamine; Western District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 15 years’ supervised release (August 2, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Deante Drake – McKeesport, PA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Northern District of West Virginia
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 12, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Arthur Edmonds – Passaic, NJ
Offense: Controlled substance: sell, distribute, possess, dispense; District of New Jersey
Sentence: 327 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (August 5, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Daryl Edwards – Lakeland, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment (November 18, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Billy Ray Fairley, Sr. – High Point, NC
Offense: Distributed cocaine base (crack); Middle District of North Carolina
Sentence: 288 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 12, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Dujuan Farrow ─ Richmond, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: Life imprisonment (April 7, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Stacey Lane Fisher – Waynesboro, VA
Offense: Possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; prohibited person in possession of ammunition; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (June 21, 2011)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 168 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Carroll Fletcher – Oxon Hill, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute more than 15 kilograms of cocaine, 1.5 kilograms or more of cocaine base, and 20 grams or more of heroin; maintaining a residence for manufacturing, distributing and using a controlled substance; unlawful distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base; unlawful possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; District of Columbia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 19, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Leonard Lyle Fontenot – Ville Platte, LA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, cocaine, methylenedioxyamphetamine, and marijuana; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Western District of Louisiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (June 7, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.
• Donnell Bartholomew Ford – Houston, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; conspiracy to commit money laundering; attempted possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $10,000 fine (December 18, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months’ imprisonment and unpaid balance of $10,000 fine remitted when his sentence expires.
• German Gallegos – Fabens, TX
Offense: 1. Importing a quantity of marijuana greater than 100 kilograms; possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana greater than 100 kilograms; Western District of Texas
2. Supervised release revocation (Importation of a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute); Western District of Texas
Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (July 16,
2008)
2. 24 months’ imprisonment (four months consecutive, 20 months concurrent) (July 16, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Jeffery Garrett – Indianapolis, IN
Offense: Knowingly possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing cocaine base; possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: Life plus 60 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 3, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Darryl C. Gillard – Shreveport, LA
Offense: Distribution/possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base; distribution of cocaine; Western District of Louisiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 18, 1994)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Ernest Milton Glover – Washington, DC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute one kilogram or more of phencyclidine; District of Columbia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 7, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Ernest Gonzalez – Mathis, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment (June 13, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Pablo Gonzalez, Jr. – Corpus Christi, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; conspiracy to commit money laundering; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: 135 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (July 28, 1999); amended to 120 months’ imprisonment (February 27, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Kenneth Wayne Gragg – Hickory, NC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine (two counts); possession of a firearm and ammunition in and affecting interstate commerce by a convicted felon; carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 7, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Rogel Grant ─ Brooklyn, NY
Offense: Distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (“crack”); distribution of more than 50 grams of cocaine base (“crack”); possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base (“crack”); Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 19, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Fontelle Ricardo Groves – Clayton, NC
Offense: 1. Supervised release revocation (conspiracy to possess with intent to
distribute cocaine base); Eastern District of North Carolina
2. Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more
than 50 grams of cocaine base (crack); Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentence: 1. 51 months’ imprisonment (December 19, 2005)
2. 262 months’ imprisonment (concurrent); five years’ supervised release;
$2,100 restitution (March 7, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment and unpaid balance of $2,100 restitution remitted, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Antonio Merlin Harmon – Columbia, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine and five grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (May 13, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Emma Jean Harmon – Tampa, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (two counts); distribution of marijuana (two counts); distribution of cocaine base (two counts); convicted felon in possession of firearms; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 22, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Douglas Eugene Harms ─ Sioux City, IA
Offense: Manufacture and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual, distribution of methamphetamine to a person under the age of 21, distribution of pseudoephedrine to manufacture methamphetamine, and possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, all after having been previously convicted of a felony drug offense; interstate travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprise; Northern District of Iowa
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 16, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 196 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Brian Keith Harvey – Largo, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment (June 23, 1995)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2018.
• Julius Shaner Hayes – Topeka, KS
Offense: 1. Supervised release violation (Possession with intent to distribute
cocaine base); District of Kansas
2. Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine;
District of Kansas
Sentence: 1. 30 months’ imprisonment (March 4, 2004)
2. 240 months’ imprisonment (consecutive); 10 years supervised release (December 21, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Lionel Joseph Henderson, Jr. – Amelia, LA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing cocaine base; Western District of Louisiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 28, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Christopher Lamont Hill – Farnham, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute powder cocaine and cocaine base; distribution of crack cocaine, aiding and abetting (3 counts); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; using communication device to facilitate a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: Life plus 84 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (January 27, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 264 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Macheo Hill ─ Abilene, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and aiding and abetting (two counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting; convicted felon in possession of ammunition and aiding and abetting; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 30, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 324 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Wesley Hodge ─ Havelock, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 28, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Roy Lee Hodgkiss – Austin, TX
Offense: Continuing criminal enterprise; manufacture of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and aiding and abetting; possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute same (amphetamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana) and aiding and abetting (18 counts); money laundering and aiding and abetting (two counts); Western District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (October 7, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Adrien Tyrell Horne – Greenville, NC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and more than 50 grams of cocaine base (crack); possession of a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 17, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Leonard Hoskins – Henderson, KY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and less than 500 grams of cocaine hydrochloride; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 13, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Willard Wayne Howard – Crittenden, KY
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess five kilograms or more of cocaine; attempt to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 4, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.
• David Louis Hunter – Loxahatchee, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: Life plus one month’s imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 2, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months’ imprisonment.
• Jesse Jackson – San Antonio, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; District of Nevada
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (November 18, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.
• Robert Jackson, Sr. – Sanford, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine (three counts); Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (August 21, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Tony Lanier Jackson – Augusta, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base and cocaine hydrochloride; Southern District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 1, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Tracy Jackson ─ Shreveport, LA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute; Western District of Louisiana
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 28, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Jeffrey Matthew Jeanetta – North St. Paul, MN
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of methamphetamine; distribution of in excess of 50 grams of methamphetamine; possession of firearm by a felon; District of Minnesota
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 14, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Randy R. Jefferson – Madison, WI
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Western District of Wisconsin
Sentence: 294 months’ imprisonment; 10 years supervised release (January 24, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Lonnie Jennings ─ Chicago Heights, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; distribution of crack cocaine; Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 27, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Audrey Louis Johnson, Jr. – Louisville, KY
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, aid and abet; Western District of Kentucky
Sentence: 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 12, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Timmy Nathan Johnson – Caruthersville, MO
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine; money laundering; felon in possession of a firearm; unlawful drug use in possession of a firearm; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 8, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Timothy Terell Johnson – Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; Southern District of Iowa
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years supervised release (June 16, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Tony Johnson – Evansville, IN
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base (mixture), 5 kilograms of cocaine and marijuana (mixture); Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 13, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Lamell T. Jones – Kansas City, MO
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (crack); conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); aided and abetted in the possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack); Western District of Missouri
Sentence: Life imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (December 19, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Leonard Jones – Fayetteville, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base, cocaine, and MDMA (ecstasy); District of Maine
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 21, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Dorian Jordan – Saint Louis, MO
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years supervised release (June 25, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment
• Randolph Key – Johnston, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 2, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 120 months’ imprisonment
• Safarra Kimmons – Memphis, TN
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a
mixture or substance containing cocaine base; Northern District of Mississippi
2. Supervised release violation (Distribution in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base); Northern District of Mississippi
Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 8,
2009)
2. 30 months’ imprisonment (concurrent) (October 8, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Johnny William Lane – Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; Central District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 5, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Oscar Lopez, aka Oscar Lopez-Rivera – Chicago, IL
Offense: 1. Seditious conspiracy; interference with interstate commerce by threats or violence; possession of an unregistered firearm; carrying firearms during the commission of violent crimes; interstate transportation of firearms with the intent to commit violent crimes; interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle (four counts); Northern District of Illinois
2. Conspiracy to escape, to transport explosives with intent to kill and injure people, and to destroy government buildings and property; aiding and abetting travel in interstate commerce to carry on arson (two counts); using a telephone to carry on arson (two counts); Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: 1. 55 years’ imprisonment (August 11, 1981)
2. 15 years’ imprisonment (consecutive) (February 26, 1988)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Johnny Marton Lott – Oklahoma City, OK
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine; distribution of methamphetamine (three counts); maintaining a residence to manufacture methamphetamine; Western District of Oklahoma
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 9, 2000)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Rodney Lamont Love ─ Nashville, TN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute Dilaudid (two counts); possession of firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking (three counts); distribute Dilaudid; felon in possession of firearm (three counts); Middle District of Tennessee
Sentence: Life plus 55 years’ imprisonment; 15 years’ supervised release (January 29, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 322 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Dwight J. Loving – Fort Hood, Texas
Offense: Premediated murder; felony murder; attempted murder; armed robbery (four counts); U.S. Army Court Martial
Sentence: Death sentence, dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances (April 3, 1989)
Commutation Grant: Death sentence commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, on the condition that Loving shall never have any rights, privileges, claims, or benefits arising under the parole and suspension or remission of sentence laws of the United States and the regulations promulgated thereunder governing federal prisoners confined in any penal institution.
• Connie Lee Lyons – St. Augustine, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess more than 500 grams of cocaine with intent to manufacture cocaine base, attempt to possess 500 grams or more of cocaine with intent to manufacture cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 15, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Chelsea Elizabeth Manning – Oklahoma City, OK
Offense: One specification of wrongful and wanton publication to the internet intelligence belonging to the United States; five specifications of stealing, purloining or knowingly converting U.S. government records; six specifications of willful communication of information relating to the national defense; one specification of willful communication of information in unlawful possession; one specification of willful communication of information relating to the national defense by exceeding authorized access to a U.S. government computer; one specification of willful communication of information relating to the national defense obtained by accessing a U.S. government computer; five specifications of failure to obey order or regulation; U.S. Army Court Martial
Sentence: 35 years’ imprisonment (August 21, 2013)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Adan Nieves Martinez – Grand Forks, ND
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute controlled substance; District of North Dakota
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 23, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Damand Matthews – Henderson, KY
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base and less than 500 grams of cocaine; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (March 31, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment and unpaid balance of $1,000 fine remitted at the time of his release, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Clemith L. McCray ─ Champaign, IL
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (crack) (two counts); Central District of Illinois
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (February 10, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Kevin C. McFerren – Memphis, TN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm (three counts); Western District of Tennessee
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 19, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Mirackle McGlown ─ Flint, MI
Offense: Distribution of crack cocaine; Eastern District of Michigan
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 10, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Steven McKelvey ─ Greenville, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; District of South Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment (July 25, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Delvin McKinney – Hallandale Beach, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school (four counts); possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of crack cocaine; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 21, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Alphonse Milan – Gonzales, LA
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (three counts); Middle District of Louisiana
Sentence: 212 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 12, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Bobby Eugene Mitchell – Adamsville, AL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base and a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine hydrochloride; use and carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm; Northern District of Alabama
Sentence: Life plus 60 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 30, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment.
• Tony Mitchell – Memphis, TN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in excess of 50 grams; felon in possession of a firearm (two counts); Western District of Tennessee
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 7, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Silas Junior Mobley ─ York, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting the same; Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 31, 2011)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Tracy Moorehead ─ Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base after a prior felony drug conviction; Northern District of Iowa
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 20, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 120 months’ imprisonment.
• Cesar Moreno, Sr. – Roma, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; conspiracy to commit money laundering; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $25,000 fine (April 27, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017 and unpaid balance of the $25,000 fine remitted.
• Eduardo Moreno – Roma, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; money laundering, aiding and abetting (two counts); Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $25,000 fine (March 30, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017 and unpaid balance of the $25,000 fine remitted.
• Lazaro Moreno – Roma, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; conspiracy to commit money laundering; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $25,000 fine (April 12, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017 and unpaid balance of the $25,000 fine remitted.
• Luis Moreno – Roma, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana; conspiracy to commit money laundering; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $25,000 fine (April 27, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017 and unpaid balance of the $25,000 fine remitted.
• Doyle Ray Morgan – Old Fort, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine; Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (January 28, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Stefan Valenti Mosley ─ Washington, DC
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, more than 50 kilograms of cocaine base, and more than one kilogram of PCP; possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine (five counts); possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine (three counts); felon in possession; District of Maryland
Sentence: Life imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (December 13, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Aubrey Valdez Moton – Columbia, SC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, five grams or more of cocaine base, and a quantity of marijuana; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 235 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (August 27, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Muff’t Ishmael Mustaafa – Chicago, IL
Offense: 1. Possession of cocaine base “crack” with intent to distribute; possession
of a firearm by a felon; Central District of Illinois
2. Possession of a firearm by a felon; Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 9, 2001)
2. 41 months’ imprisonment (27 months consecutive and 14 months concurrent); two years’ supervised release (April 30, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Willie Myers, Jr. – Pageland, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams of cocaine base and five kilograms of cocaine; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 15, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 120 months’ imprisonment.
• Andre Nelson ─ Norfolk, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine and cocaine base; Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 15, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Gregory Newton – Stanton, NE
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; Northern District of Iowa
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (August 25, 2000)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Kenya Lasale Nicholson – Oklahoma City, OK
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine base, cocaine powder and marijuana; use of a communication facility to facilitate the distribution of cocaine powder, cocaine base and marijuana (eight counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine powder, aiding and abetting; attempting to possess with intent to distribute cocaine powder; Western District of Oklahoma
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 28, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 324 months’ imprisonment.
• Wesley Eugene Northington – Evansville, IN
Offense: Distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base within 1,000 feet of a school; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (February 5, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Sean Anthony Ogle – Minneapolis, MN
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance; District of North Dakota
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 28, 2010)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 168 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Frank Vincent Okiyama ─ Barrigada, Guam
Offense: 1. Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; distribution of
methamphetamine; District of Guam
2. Felon in possession of firearms; District of Guam
Sentence: 1. 327 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (July 23,
1993)
2. 120 months’ imprisonment (consecutive); three years’ supervised
release (September 7, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Myron Dejuan Orr – Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine; distribution of crack cocaine (four counts); possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of crack cocaine; felon in possession of a firearm; Southern District of Iowa
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 12, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Arboleda A. Ortiz – Houston, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; aiding and abetting murder in relation of a drug trafficking crime; interstate travel with intent to commit murder for hire; Western District of Missouri
Sentence: Death sentence; five years’ supervised release (December 19, 2000)
Commutation Grant: Death sentence commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
• William Ortiz – Bronx, NY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin; Southern District of New York
Sentence: 600 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 29, 1990)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Michael Shavon Pate – Pensacola, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $800 fine (March 25, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Jose Ramiro Pena – Grandview, WA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; District of Montana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 15 years’ supervised release (October 6, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• David Javier Perez – Roanoke, VA
Offense: Distribute a measurable quantity of cocaine base; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 130 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (October 11, 2011)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Zeteral Perkins ─ Midland, TX
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of
cocaine base; distribution of more than 50 grams of cocaine base; Western District of Texas
2. Supervised release violation (Conspiracy to possess with intent to
distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base); Western District of Texas
Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (February 14,
2006)
2. 24 months’ imprisonment (consecutive) (February 14, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Gethsemane Pita – San Francisco, CA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more cocaine base; District of Hawaii
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 30, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Raul Portillo – Tornillo, TX
Offense: Aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine; Western District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 28, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Michael Thomas Potts – Greensboro, NC
Offense: Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack”); Middle District of North Carolina
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (November 12, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 17, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Kenneth Jay Putensen ─ Mallard, IA
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of actual
(pure) methamphetamine to distribute and possess pseudoephedrine and to possess pseudoephedrine, after being convicted of two felony drug offenses; Northern District of Iowa
2. Supervised release violation (Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana); Northern District of Iowa
Sentence: 1. 264 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 25,
2008)
2. 46 months’ imprisonment (concurrent) (September 25, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to 188 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
• Deneise Ann Quintanilla – Mesquite, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 1, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 17, 2017.
• Miguel Angel Quintanilla – Dallas, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 3, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
• Kunta Kenta Redd – Hampstead, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack) and a quantity of cocaine; Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentence: 324 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (July 8, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.
• Bobby Wayne Reed – Fort Worth, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine 50 grams or more of cocaine base and five kilograms or mo