List of people granted executive clemency by Barack Obama
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By the end of his second and final term on January 20, 2017, United States President Barack Obama had exercised his constitutional power to grant the executive clemency—that is, "pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve"—to 1,927 individuals convicted of federal crimes. Of the acts of clemency, 1,715 were commutations (including 504 life sentences) and 212 were pardons. Most individuals granted executive clemency by Obama had been convicted on drug charges, and had received lengthy and sometimes mandatory sentences at the height of the war on drugs. Obama granted 330 commutations on January 19, 2017, his last full day in office, setting a record for the largest single-day use of the clemency power that would stand until Joe Biden commuted nearly 1,500 sentences on December 12, 2024. Obama also issued more commutations than the past 13 presidents combined.
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· Pardons and commutations › Pardons › December 3, 2010
James Bernard Banks
James Bernard Banks
Name
James Bernard Banks
Court or home city
United States District Court for the District of Utah
Sentencing date
1972
Sentence
2 years' probation
Offense
Illegal possession of government property
Russell James Dixon
Russell James Dixon
Name
Russell James Dixon
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Sentencing date
1960
Sentence
2 years' probation
Offense
Liquor law violation
Laurens Dorsey
Laurens Dorsey
Name
Laurens Dorsey
Court or home city
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Sentencing date
1998
Sentence
5 years' probation; $71,000 restitution
Offense
Conspiracy to defraud by making false statements to the Food and Drug Administration
Ronald Lee Foster
Ronald Lee Foster
Name
Ronald Lee Foster
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentencing date
1963
Sentence
Probation; $20 fine
Offense
Mutilation of coins
Timothy James Gallagher
Timothy James Gallagher
Name
Timothy James Gallagher
Court or home city
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Sentencing date
1982
Sentence
3 years' probation
Offense
Cocaine possession and conspiracy to distribute
Roxane Kay Hettinger
Roxane Kay Hettinger
Name
Roxane Kay Hettinger
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Sentencing date
1986
Sentence
30 days in jail; 3 years' probation
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine
Edgar Leopold Kranz Jr.
Edgar Leopold Kranz Jr.
Name
Edgar Leopold Kranz Jr.
Court or home city
General court-martial convened at Hickam Air Force Base
Sentencing date
1994
Sentence
24 months' confinement; reduction in pay
Offense
Cocaine use, adultery and bouncing checks
Floretta Leavy
Floretta Leavy
Name
Floretta Leavy
Court or home city
United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Sentencing date
1994
Sentence
1 year in prison; 3 years' probation
Offense
Drug offenses
Scoey Lathaniel Morris
Scoey Lathaniel Morris
Name
Scoey Lathaniel Morris
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Sentencing date
1991
Sentence
3 years' probation; $1,200 fine
Offense
Counterfeiting offense.
| Name | Court or home city | Sentencing date | Sentence | Offense |
| James Bernard Banks | United States District Court for the District of Utah | 1972 | 2 years' probation | Illegal possession of government property |
| Russell James Dixon | United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | 1960 | 2 years' probation | Liquor law violation |
| Laurens Dorsey | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | 1998 | 5 years' probation; $71,000 restitution | Conspiracy to defraud by making false statements to the Food and Drug Administration |
| Ronald Lee Foster | United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | 1963 | Probation; $20 fine | Mutilation of coins |
| Timothy James Gallagher | United States District Court for the District of Arizona | 1982 | 3 years' probation | Cocaine possession and conspiracy to distribute |
| Roxane Kay Hettinger | United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | 1986 | 30 days in jail; 3 years' probation | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine |
| Edgar Leopold Kranz Jr. | General court-martial convened at Hickam Air Force Base | 1994 | 24 months' confinement; reduction in pay | Cocaine use, adultery and bouncing checks |
| Floretta Leavy | United States District Court for the District of Kansas | 1994 | 1 year in prison; 3 years' probation | Drug offenses |
| Scoey Lathaniel Morris | United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | 1991 | 3 years' probation; $1,200 fine | Counterfeiting offense. |
· Pardons and commutations › Pardons › May 20, 2011
Randy Eugene Dyer
Randy Eugene Dyer
Name
Randy Eugene Dyer
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Sentencing date
1975
Sentence
5 years in prison
Offense
Conspiracy to import marijuana (hashish), conspiracy to remove baggage from the custody and control of the U.S. Customs Service and convey false information concerning an attempt to damage a civil aircraft
Danny Alonzo Levitz
Danny Alonzo Levitz
Name
Danny Alonzo Levitz
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Sentencing date
1980
Sentence
2 years of probation, $400 fine
Offense
Conspiracy
Michael Ray Neal
Michael Ray Neal
Name
Michael Ray Neal
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Sentencing date
1991
Sentence
6 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release conditioned on 6 months of home confinement, $2,500 fine
Offense
Manufacture, assembly, modification and distribution of equipment for unauthorized decryption of satellite cable programming
Edwin Alan North
Edwin Alan North
Name
Edwin Alan North
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Sentencing date
1980
Sentence
6 months of unsupervised probation
Offense
Transfer of a firearm without payment of transfer tax
Allen Edward Peratt
Allen Edward Peratt
Name
Allen Edward Peratt
Court or home city
United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
Sentencing date
1990
Sentence
30 months in prison, 5 years of supervised release
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
Christine Marie Rossiter
Christine Marie Rossiter
Name
Christine Marie Rossiter
Court or home city
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Sentencing date
1992
Sentence
3 years of probation conditioned on performance of 500 hours of community service
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana
Patricia Ann Weinzatl
Patricia Ann Weinzatl
Name
Patricia Ann Weinzatl
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Sentencing date
2001
Sentence
3 years of probation, $5,000 fine
Offense
Structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements
Bobby Gerald Wilson
Bobby Gerald Wilson
Name
Bobby Gerald Wilson
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Sentencing date
1985
Sentence
3½ months in prison, 5 years of probation conditioned on performance of 300 hours of community service, $400 fine
Offense
Aiding and abetting the possession and sale of illegal American alligator hides (Lacey Act)
| Name | Court or home city | Sentencing date | Sentence | Offense |
| Randy Eugene Dyer | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | 1975 | 5 years in prison | Conspiracy to import marijuana (hashish), conspiracy to remove baggage from the custody and control of the U.S. Customs Service and convey false information concerning an attempt to damage a civil aircraft |
| Danny Alonzo Levitz | United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | 1980 | 2 years of probation, $400 fine | Conspiracy |
| Michael Ray Neal | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | 1991 | 6 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release conditioned on 6 months of home confinement, $2,500 fine | Manufacture, assembly, modification and distribution of equipment for unauthorized decryption of satellite cable programming |
| Edwin Alan North | United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | 1980 | 6 months of unsupervised probation | Transfer of a firearm without payment of transfer tax |
| Allen Edward Peratt | United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | 1990 | 30 months in prison, 5 years of supervised release | Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine |
| Christine Marie Rossiter | United States District Court for the District of Nebraska | 1992 | 3 years of probation conditioned on performance of 500 hours of community service | Conspiracy to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana |
| Patricia Ann Weinzatl | United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin | 2001 | 3 years of probation, $5,000 fine | Structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements |
| Bobby Gerald Wilson | United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia | 1985 | 3½ months in prison, 5 years of probation conditioned on performance of 300 hours of community service, $400 fine | Aiding and abetting the possession and sale of illegal American alligator hides (Lacey Act) |
· Pardons and commutations › Pardons › November 21, 2011
Lesley Claywood Berry Jr.
Lesley Claywood Berry Jr.
Name
Lesley Claywood Berry Jr.
Court or home city
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Sentencing date
1988
Sentence
3 years in prison
Offense
Conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and distribute marijuana
Bobby Jackson
Bobby Jackson
Name
Bobby Jackson
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Sentencing date
1987
Sentence
5 years' probation and $20,000 fine
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 pounds of marijuana
Ricky Dale Collett
Ricky Dale Collett
Name
Ricky Dale Collett
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Sentencing date
2002
Sentence
1 year of probation conditioned on 60 days of home detention
Offense
Aiding and abetting in the manufacture of 61 marijuana plants
Martin Kaprelian
Martin Kaprelian
Name
Martin Kaprelian
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Sentencing date
1984
Sentence
9 years in prison, 5 years of probation
Offense
Conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce, transporting stolen property, concealing stolen property
Thomas Paul Ledford
Thomas Paul Ledford
Name
Thomas Paul Ledford
Court or home city
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentencing date
1995
Sentence
1 year of probation conditioned on performance of 100 hours of community service
Offense
Conducting and directing an illegal gambling business
| Name | Court or home city | Sentencing date | Sentence | Offense |
| Lesley Claywood Berry Jr. | United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | 1988 | 3 years in prison | Conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and distribute marijuana |
| Bobby Jackson | United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | 1987 | 5 years' probation and $20,000 fine | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 pounds of marijuana |
| Ricky Dale Collett | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | 2002 | 1 year of probation conditioned on 60 days of home detention | Aiding and abetting in the manufacture of 61 marijuana plants |
| Martin Kaprelian | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 1984 | 9 years in prison, 5 years of probation | Conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce, transporting stolen property, concealing stolen property |
| Thomas Paul Ledford | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | 1995 | 1 year of probation conditioned on performance of 100 hours of community service | Conducting and directing an illegal gambling business |
· Pardons and commutations › Pardons › March 1, 2013
Robert Leroy Bebee
Robert Leroy Bebee
Name
Robert Leroy Bebee
Court or home city
Rockville, Maryland
Sentencing date
1979
Sentence
Two years' probation
Offense
Misprision (concealment) of a felony
James Anthony Bordinaro
James Anthony Bordinaro
Name
James Anthony Bordinaro
Court or home city
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Sentencing date
1991
Sentence
12 months' imprisonment, three years' supervised release and a $55,000 fine
Offense
Conspiracy to restrain, suppress, and eliminate competition in violation of the Sherman Act; conspiracy to submit false statements
Kelli Elisabeth Collins
Kelli Elisabeth Collins
Name
Kelli Elisabeth Collins
Court or home city
Harrison, Arkansas
Sentencing date
1994
Sentence
Five years' probation
Offense
Aiding and abetting a wire fraud
Edwin Hardy Futch Jr.
Edwin Hardy Futch Jr.
Name
Edwin Hardy Futch Jr.
Court or home city
Pembroke, Georgia
Sentencing date
1976
Sentence
Five years' probation, $2,399.72 restitution
Offense
Theft from an interstate shipment
Cindy Marie Griffith
Cindy Marie Griffith
Name
Cindy Marie Griffith
Court or home city
Moyock, North Carolina
Sentencing date
2000
Sentence
Two years' probation with 100 hours of community service
Offense
Distribution of satellite cable television decryption devices
Roy Eugene Grimes Sr.
Roy Eugene Grimes Sr.
Name
Roy Eugene Grimes Sr.
Court or home city
Athens, Tennessee
Sentencing date
1961
Sentence
18 months' probation
Offense
Falsely altering a United States postal money order, uttering, and publishing a forged and altered money order with intent to defraud
Jon Christopher Kozeliski
Jon Christopher Kozeliski
Name
Jon Christopher Kozeliski
Court or home city
Decatur, Illinois
Sentencing date
1994
Sentence
One year of probation with six months of home confinement, $10,000 fine
Offense
Conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods
Jimmy Ray Mattison
Jimmy Ray Mattison
Name
Jimmy Ray Mattison
Court or home city
Anderson, South Carolina
Sentencing date
1969
Sentence
Three years' probation
Offense
Conspiracy to transport and cause the transportation of altered securities in interstate commerce; transporting and causing the transportation of altered securities in interstate commerce
An Na Peng
An Na Peng
Name
An Na Peng
Court or home city
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sentencing date
1996
Sentence
Two years' probation, $2,000 fine
Offense
Conspiracy to defraud the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Michael John Petri
Michael John Petri
Name
Michael John Petri
Court or home city
Montrose, South Dakota
Sentencing date
1989
Sentence
Five years' imprisonment, three years' supervised release
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine)
Karen Alicia Ragee
Karen Alicia Ragee
Name
Karen Alicia Ragee
Court or home city
Decatur, Illinois
Sentencing date
1994
Sentence
One year of probation with six months of home confinement, $2,500 fine
Offense
Conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods
Jamari Salleh
Jamari Salleh
Name
Jamari Salleh
Court or home city
Alexandria, Virginia
Sentencing date
1989
Sentence
Four years' probation, $5,000 fine, $5,900 restitution
Offense
False claims upon and against the United States
Alfor Sharkey
Alfor Sharkey
Name
Alfor Sharkey
Court or home city
Omaha, Nebraska
Sentencing date
1994
Sentence
Three years' probation with 100 hours of community service, $2,750 restitution
Offense
Unauthorized acquisition of food stamps
Donald Barrie Simon Jr.
Donald Barrie Simon Jr.
Name
Donald Barrie Simon Jr.
Court or home city
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Sentencing date
1982
Sentence
Two years' imprisonment, three years' probation
Offense
Aiding and abetting in the theft of an interstate shipment
Lynn Marie Stanek
Lynn Marie Stanek
Name
Lynn Marie Stanek
Court or home city
Tualatin, Oregon
Sentencing date
1986
Sentence
Six months in jail, five years' probation conditioned on residence in a community treatment center for a period not to exceed one year
Offense
Unlawful use of a communication facility to distribute cocaine
Larry Wayne Thornton
Larry Wayne Thornton
Name
Larry Wayne Thornton
Court or home city
Forsyth, Georgia
Sentencing date
1974
Sentence
Four years' probation
Offense
Possession of an unregistered firearm; possession of a firearm without a serial number
Donna Kaye Wright
Donna Kaye Wright
Name
Donna Kaye Wright
Court or home city
Friendship, Tennessee
Sentencing date
1983
Sentence
54 days' imprisonment, three years' probation conditioned on performance of six hours of community service per week
Offense
Embezzlement and misapplication of bank funds
| Name | Court or home city | Sentencing date | Sentence | Offense |
| Robert Leroy Bebee | Rockville, Maryland | 1979 | Two years' probation | Misprision (concealment) of a felony |
| James Anthony Bordinaro | Gloucester, Massachusetts | 1991 | 12 months' imprisonment, three years' supervised release and a $55,000 fine | Conspiracy to restrain, suppress, and eliminate competition in violation of the Sherman Act; conspiracy to submit false statements |
| Kelli Elisabeth Collins | Harrison, Arkansas | 1994 | Five years' probation | Aiding and abetting a wire fraud |
| Edwin Hardy Futch Jr. | Pembroke, Georgia | 1976 | Five years' probation, $2,399.72 restitution | Theft from an interstate shipment |
| Cindy Marie Griffith | Moyock, North Carolina | 2000 | Two years' probation with 100 hours of community service | Distribution of satellite cable television decryption devices |
| Roy Eugene Grimes Sr. | Athens, Tennessee | 1961 | 18 months' probation | Falsely altering a United States postal money order, uttering, and publishing a forged and altered money order with intent to defraud |
| Jon Christopher Kozeliski | Decatur, Illinois | 1994 | One year of probation with six months of home confinement, $10,000 fine | Conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods |
| Jimmy Ray Mattison | Anderson, South Carolina | 1969 | Three years' probation | Conspiracy to transport and cause the transportation of altered securities in interstate commerce; transporting and causing the transportation of altered securities in interstate commerce |
| An Na Peng | Honolulu, Hawaii | 1996 | Two years' probation, $2,000 fine | Conspiracy to defraud the Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| Michael John Petri | Montrose, South Dakota | 1989 | Five years' imprisonment, three years' supervised release | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) |
| Karen Alicia Ragee | Decatur, Illinois | 1994 | One year of probation with six months of home confinement, $2,500 fine | Conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods |
| Jamari Salleh | Alexandria, Virginia | 1989 | Four years' probation, $5,000 fine, $5,900 restitution | False claims upon and against the United States |
| Alfor Sharkey | Omaha, Nebraska | 1994 | Three years' probation with 100 hours of community service, $2,750 restitution | Unauthorized acquisition of food stamps |
| Donald Barrie Simon Jr. | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1982 | Two years' imprisonment, three years' probation | Aiding and abetting in the theft of an interstate shipment |
| Lynn Marie Stanek | Tualatin, Oregon | 1986 | Six months in jail, five years' probation conditioned on residence in a community treatment center for a period not to exceed one year | Unlawful use of a communication facility to distribute cocaine |
| Larry Wayne Thornton | Forsyth, Georgia | 1974 | Four years' probation | Possession of an unregistered firearm; possession of a firearm without a serial number |
| Donna Kaye Wright | Friendship, Tennessee | 1983 | 54 days' imprisonment, three years' probation conditioned on performance of six hours of community service per week | Embezzlement and misapplication of bank funds |
· Pardons and commutations › Pardons › December 19, 2013
William Ricardo Alvarez
William Ricardo Alvarez
Name
William Ricardo Alvarez
Court or home city
Marietta, Georgia District of Puerto Rico
Sentencing date
1979
Sentence
Time served after nine months' imprisonment, four years' supervised release (April 30, 1997; amended July 31, 1997)
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin; conspiracy to import heroin
Charlie Lee Davis Jr.
Charlie Lee Davis Jr.
Name
Charlie Lee Davis Jr.
Court or home city
Wetumpka, Alabama Middle District of Alabama
Sentencing date
1995
Sentence
87 months' imprisonment, five years' supervised release (March 21, 1995)
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; use of a minor to distribute cocaine base
Ronald Eugene Greenwood
Ronald Eugene Greenwood
Name
Ronald Eugene Greenwood
Court or home city
Crane, Missouri District of South Dakota
Sentencing date
1996
Sentence
Three years' probation, conditioned on six months' home confinement, 100 hours' community service, $5,000 restitution, $1,000 fine (November 18, 1996)
Offense
Conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act
Little Joe Hatch, aka Joe Hatch Sr.
Little Joe Hatch, aka Joe Hatch Sr.
Name
Little Joe Hatch, aka Joe Hatch Sr.
Court or home city
Lake Placid, Florida Southern District of Florida
Sentencing date
1990
Sentence
60 months' imprisonment, four years' supervised release (May 15, 1990)
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute marijuana
Martin Alan Hatcher
Martin Alan Hatcher
Name
Martin Alan Hatcher
Court or home city
Foley, Alabama, Southern District Of Alabama
Sentencing date
1992
Sentence
5 years' probation
Offense
Distribution and possession with intent to distribute marijuana
Derek James Laliberte
Derek James Laliberte
Name
Derek James Laliberte
Court or home city
District of Maine
Sentencing date
(October 2, 1992; amended May 21, 1993).
Sentence
18 months' imprisonment, 2 years' supervised release
Offense
Money laundering
Alfred J. Mack
Alfred J. Mack
Name
Alfred J. Mack
Court or home city
District of Columbia Superior Court
Sentencing date
(April 5, 1982)
Sentence
18 to 54 months' imprisonment
Offense
Unlawful distribution of heroin
Robert Andrew Schindler
Robert Andrew Schindler
Name
Robert Andrew Schindler
Court or home city
District of Utah
Sentencing date
(May 14, 1996).
Sentence
Three years' probation, four months' home confinement, $10,000 restitution
Offense
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud
Willie Shaw Jr.
Willie Shaw Jr.
Name
Willie Shaw Jr.
Court or home city
District of South Carolina
Sentencing date
(August 7, 1974)
Sentence
Fifteen years' imprisonment
Offense
Armed bank robbery
Kimberly Lynn Stout, formerly known as Kimberly Lynn Cooley
Kimberly Lynn Stout, formerly known as Kimberly Lynn Cooley
Name
Kimberly Lynn Stout, formerly known as Kimberly Lynn Cooley
Court or home city
Western District of Virginia
Sentencing date
(November 9, 1993)
Sentence
One day's imprisonment, three years' supervised release (including five months' home confinement)
Offense
Bank embezzlement, fraud
Bernard Anthony Sutton Jr.
Bernard Anthony Sutton Jr.
Name
Bernard Anthony Sutton Jr.
Court or home city
Eastern District of Virginia
Sentencing date
(April 4, 1989)
Sentence
Three years' probation, $825 restitution, $500 fine
Offense
Theft of personal property
Chris Deann Switzer
Chris Deann Switzer
Name
Chris Deann Switzer
Court or home city
District of Nebraska
Sentencing date
(June 25, 1996)
Sentence
Four years' probation, conditioned on six months' home confinement, 200 hours' community service
Offense
Conspiracy to violate narcotics laws (methamphetamine)
Miles Thomas Wilson
Miles Thomas Wilson
Name
Miles Thomas Wilson
Court or home city
Williamsburg, Ohio Southern District of Ohio
Sentencing date
1981
Sentence
Three years' probation (July 15, 1981)
Offense
Mail fraud
| Name | Court or home city | Sentencing date | Sentence | Offense |
| William Ricardo Alvarez | Marietta, Georgia District of Puerto Rico | 1979 | Time served after nine months' imprisonment, four years' supervised release (April 30, 1997; amended July 31, 1997) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin; conspiracy to import heroin |
| Charlie Lee Davis Jr. | Wetumpka, Alabama Middle District of Alabama | 1995 | 87 months' imprisonment, five years' supervised release (March 21, 1995) | Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; use of a minor to distribute cocaine base |
| Ronald Eugene Greenwood | Crane, Missouri District of South Dakota | 1996 | Three years' probation, conditioned on six months' home confinement, 100 hours' community service, $5,000 restitution, $1,000 fine (November 18, 1996) | Conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act |
| Little Joe Hatch, aka Joe Hatch Sr. | Lake Placid, Florida Southern District of Florida | 1990 | 60 months' imprisonment, four years' supervised release (May 15, 1990) | Possession with intent to distribute marijuana |
| Martin Alan Hatcher | Foley, Alabama, Southern District Of Alabama | 1992 | 5 years' probation | Distribution and possession with intent to distribute marijuana |
| Derek James Laliberte | District of Maine | (October 2, 1992; amended May 21, 1993). | 18 months' imprisonment, 2 years' supervised release | Money laundering |
| Alfred J. Mack | District of Columbia Superior Court | (April 5, 1982) | 18 to 54 months' imprisonment | Unlawful distribution of heroin |
| Robert Andrew Schindler | District of Utah | (May 14, 1996). | Three years' probation, four months' home confinement, $10,000 restitution | Conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud |
| Willie Shaw Jr. | District of South Carolina | (August 7, 1974) | Fifteen years' imprisonment | Armed bank robbery |
| Kimberly Lynn Stout, formerly known as Kimberly Lynn Cooley | Western District of Virginia | (November 9, 1993) | One day's imprisonment, three years' supervised release (including five months' home confinement) | Bank embezzlement, fraud |
| Bernard Anthony Sutton Jr. | Eastern District of Virginia | (April 4, 1989) | Three years' probation, $825 restitution, $500 fine | Theft of personal property |
| Chris Deann Switzer | District of Nebraska | (June 25, 1996) | Four years' probation, conditioned on six months' home confinement, 200 hours' community service | Conspiracy to violate narcotics laws (methamphetamine) |
| Miles Thomas Wilson | Williamsburg, Ohio Southern District of Ohio | 1981 | Three years' probation (July 15, 1981) | Mail fraud |
· Pardons and commutations › Commutations › November 21, 2011
Eugenia Marie Jennings
Eugenia Marie Jennings
Name
Eugenia Marie Jennings
Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Sentenced
2001
Sentence
262 months (21 years, 10 months) in prison, 8 years of supervised release, $1,750 fine
Offense
Distribution of cocaine base
Terms of commutation
Sentence expired on December 21, 2011, leaving intact and in effect the eight-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence.
Mark Anthony Jones
Mark Anthony Jones
Name
Mark Anthony Jones
Court
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Sentenced
1999
Sentence
Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release
Offense
Distribution of cocaine base
Terms of commutation
Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence.
Rory Larry Lee
Rory Larry Lee
Name
Rory Larry Lee
Court
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Sentenced
1990
Sentence
Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (enhanced penalty), distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base (two counts)
Terms of commutation
N/A.
| Name | Court | Sentenced | Sentence | Offense | Terms of commutation |
| Eugenia Marie Jennings | United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois | 2001 | 262 months (21 years, 10 months) in prison, 8 years of supervised release, $1,750 fine | Distribution of cocaine base | Sentence expired on December 21, 2011, leaving intact and in effect the eight-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence. |
| Mark Anthony Jones | United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | 1999 | Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release | Distribution of cocaine base | Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence. |
| Rory Larry Lee | United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | 1990 | Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (enhanced penalty), distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base (two counts) | N/A. |
· Pardons and commutations › Commutations › November 21, 2011
Clarence Aaron
Clarence Aaron
Name
Clarence Aaron
Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Sentenced
December 10, 1993
Sentence
Life imprisonment; 5 years' supervised release
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, attempt to possess cocaine with intent to distribute (erroneously listed in the judgment as conspiracy to distribute cocaine)
Terms of commutation
Sentence of imprisonment to expire on April 17, 2014, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence
| Name | Court | Sentenced | Sentence | Offense | Terms of commutation |
| Clarence Aaron | United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | December 10, 1993 | Life imprisonment; 5 years' supervised release | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, attempt to possess cocaine with intent to distribute (erroneously listed in the judgment as conspiracy to distribute cocaine) | Sentence of imprisonment to expire on April 17, 2014, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence |
· Pardons and commutations › Commutations › June 3, 2016
Eric E. Alvarez
Eric E. Alvarez
Name
Eric E. Alvarez
Court
Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentencing date
2000
Time served
360 months (30 years) in prison, 5 years of supervised release
Offense
Distribution of cocaine and cocaine base
Terms of commutation
Sentence expired on October 1, 2016, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence.
Dale Baldwin
Dale Baldwin
Name
Dale Baldwin
Court
Middle District of Florida
Sentencing date
1995
Time served
Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base
Terms of commutation
Prison sentence commuted to expire on October 1, 2016, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence.
| Name | Court | Sentencing date | Time served | Offense | Terms of commutation |
| Eric E. Alvarez | Eastern District of North Carolina | 2000 | 360 months (30 years) in prison, 5 years of supervised release | Distribution of cocaine and cocaine base | Sentence expired on October 1, 2016, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence. |
| Dale Baldwin | Middle District of Florida | 1995 | Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base | Prison sentence commuted to expire on October 1, 2016, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence. |
References
- "Office of the Pardon Attorney"https://www.justice.gov/pardon/index.html
- "President Obama Has Now Granted More Commutations than Any President in this Nation's History"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2017/01/17/president-obama-has-now-granted-more-commutations-any-president-nations-history
- "Clemency Statistics"https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-statistics
- Allie Malloy, [1], CNN (December 2016).https://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/19/politics/obama-clemency
- Matt Apuzzo, After Obama Push for Clemency, Hints of Reversal Likely to Come, The New York Times (November 22, 2016).https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/us/politics/obama-commutations-criminal-justice-trump.html
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- Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-grants-final-330-commutations-to-nonviolent-drug-offenders/2017/01/19/41506468-de5d-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html
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- LII / Legal Information Institutehttps://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/71/333#writing-USSC_CR_0071_0333_ZO
- "USDOJ: Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Executive Clemency"https://www.justice.gov/pardon/faq.htm#1
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- whitehouse.govhttps://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/19/president-obama-grants-pardons-and-commutation
- "An Obama rarity: 13 pardons"https://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/12/20/obama-pardons-commutations-mark-knoller/4140205/
- The Hillhttps://thehill.com/policy/national-security/314674-obama-pardons-james-cartwright-in-leak-case/
- USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/01/17/president-obama-pardons-willie-mccovey-tax-evasion/96685684/
- CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2015/07/13/politics/obama-commutes-sentences-drug-offenders/
- Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obama-just-commuted-the-sentences-of-42-people-here-are-their-names/2016/06/03/08f23b7c-29c3-11e6-a3c4-0724e8e24f3f_story.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/obama-commutes-bulk-of-chelsea-mannings-sentence.html
- El Nuevo Díahttp://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/barackobamaconmutasentenciadeoscarlopez-2281891/