Commutations Granted by President Joseph Biden (2021-Present)
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Lots of Coke and Meth. Very little Marijuana
April 25, 2022
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantin Yaroshenko | Southern District of New York | 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (September 7, 2011) | Conspiracy to import and distribute with intent to import cocaine | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
April 26, 2022
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Acosta | Eastern District of Kentucky | 97 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 23, 2018) | Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine | See above download |
| Kathy Marie Albrecht | District of North Dakota | 150 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (November 6, 2014) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance | See above download |
| Maria Isabel Arreola |
1. Eastern District of Texas 2. Middle District of North Carolina |
1. 121 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (March 24, 2016) 2. 130 months’ imprisonment (concurrent); three years’ supervised release (November 17, 2016) |
1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine 2. Conspiracy to distribute cocaine hydrochloride |
See above download |
| Roberto Barrio | Western District of Oklahoma | Life imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (October 23, 2000) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base & cocaine powder, Class A felony; interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprise, a Class D felony (four counts); use of a telephone to facilitate the distribution of cocaine base and cocaine powder, a Class E felony (two counts) | See above download |
| Kelvin Beaufort | Western District of North Carolina | 262 months’ imprisonment (as amended); 20 years’ supervised release (December 10, 2007) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribute cocaine and cocaine base | See above download |
| Brandon Todd Berry | Eastern District of Missouri | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 19, 2010) | Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine | See above download |
| Sharon Louise Boatright | Northern District of Texas | 188 months’ imprisonment (as amended); four years’ supervised release (December 16, 2013) | Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Terry Booty | Eastern District of Louisiana | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $10,000 fine (November 13, 2008) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Ramola Kaye Brown | Southern District of Texas | 145 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (September 25, 2015) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and less than 50 kilograms of marijuana | See above download |
| Julian Burford | Northern District of Ohio | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 17, 2009) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine | See above download |
| Mark Richard Burton | Western District of Texas | 121 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $15,000 fine (March 16, 2016) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and/or 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine | See above download |
| Nickolas Cano | Northern District of Texas | 140 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (September 5, 2014) | Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting | See above download |
| Ruben Lopez Cazares | District of Nebraska | 262 months’ imprisonment (as amended by order of January 12, 2016); five years’ supervised release (June 7, 2007) | Conspiracy to distribute controlled substance | See above download |
| Jose Luis Colunga | Eastern District of Tennessee | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 13, 2010) | Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana | See above download |
| Paul Hernandez Contreras | District of Colorado | 108 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (January 8, 2019) | Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine | See above download |
| Karen Cox | District of Wyoming | 121 months’ imprisonment; 60 months’ supervised release; $900 community restitution (June 16, 2016) | Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Lori Jean Cross | Northern District of Texas | 120 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (September 12, 2016) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance | See above download |
| Mario Cruz | Western District of Michigan | 121 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (January 23, 2017) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute an unspecified quantity of cocaine and heroin | See above download |
| Christopher Dancy | Eastern District of Virginia | 288 months’ imprisonment (as amended by order of December 19, 2018); five years’ supervised release (February 27, 2009) | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine hydrochloride | See above download |
| Catalina Davis | Western District of Texas | 151 months’ imprisonment (as amended); three years’ supervised release (March 6, 2014) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Stacie Demers | Northern District of New York | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (October 26, 2016) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana; aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute marijuana | See above download |
| Deborah Ann Dodd | Eastern District of Texas | 140 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 19, 2015) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine or 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) |
See above download |
| Manuel Ruben Duran-Pimentel | District of Puerto Rico | 151 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (April 20, 2016) | Conspiracy to import controlled substances; laundering of monetary instruments | See above download |
| Nova Neal Finau | Northern District of Texas | 140 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (March 31, 2016) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance | See above download |
| Tina Marie Finazzo | District of Hawaii | 168 months’ imprisonment (as amended by order of May 19, 2015); five years’ supervised release (February 16, 2012) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| David C. Frazier | Eastern District of Missouri | 144 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 2, 2014) | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute a mixture containing cocaine; maintaining a drug involved premises | See above download |
| Julio Cesar Garza | Southern District of Texas | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 13, 2010) | Possession with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of cocaine (enhanced) | See above download |
| Odell Givens | Northern District of Illinois | 186 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (December 14, 2016) | Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (three counts) | See above download |
| Dianna Gonzalez-Agosto | District of Puerto Rico | 87 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (July 14, 2020) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 3.5 kilograms but less than 5 kilograms of cocaine within a protected location | See above download |
| Virgil Goodman | Western District of Tennessee | 262 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (June 30, 2005) | Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute | See above download |
| Christopher Gunter | District of South Carolina | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 25, 2008) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, and 100 kilograms or more of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana and a quantity of MDMA | See above download |
| Rachel Lynn Hanson | Western District of Michigan | 151 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (March 4, 2015) | Possession of an unspecified quantity of cocaine with intent to distribute | See above download |
| Stephanie Hernandez | Northern District of Texas | 120 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (April 21, 2017) | Distribution of a controlled substance | See above download |
| Brandon Jermaine Huguley | Eastern District of Tennessee | 188 months’ imprisonment (as amended); five years’ supervised release (August 20, 2012) | Conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base | See above download |
| David Charles Jenkins |
1. Eastern District of Texas 2. Eastern District of Texas 3. Western District of Louisiana |
1. 24 months’ imprisonment (consecutive); three years’ 2. 24 months’ imprisonment (consecutive) (Junuary 5, 2012) 3. 121 months’ imprisonment (as amended); eight years’ supervised release; $5,000 fine (November 28, 2011) |
1. Production of counterfeit access devices 2. Violation of supervised release 3. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; |
See above download |
| Douglas Dean Johnson | Northern District of Iowa | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 8, 2008) | Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual and possess and distribute pseudoephedrine following a felony drug conviction; travel in interstate commerce and aid and abet travel in interstate commerce with the intent to promote and facilitate a business enterprise involving the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances | See above download |
| Gregory Jones | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 216 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $2,500 fine (March 30, 2012) | Conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine; attempted possession with the intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine and aiding and abetting | See above download |
| Stephan George Jones | District of South Dakota | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (April 11, 2017) | Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance | See above download |
| Terri Kelly | Eastern District of Kentucky | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 30, 2009) | Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Vincent Edward Kennedy | District of South Carolina | 145 months’ imprisonment (as amended); 10 years’ supervised release (June 23, 2014) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; money laundering | See above download |
| Tellas Levallas Kennedy | Southern District of Georgia | 168 months’ imprisonment (as amended); five years’ imprisonment; $4,800 fine (September 30, 2013) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute a quantity of cocaine hydrochloride | See above download |
| Brittany Krambeck | Northern District of Texas | 220 months’ imprisonment; 3 years’ supervised release (October 29, 2010) | Maintaining drug-involved premises; structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements | See above download |
| Carry Le | Southern District of Texas | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 4, 2016) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants | See above download |
| David Lee | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 243 months’ imprisonment (as amended); 10 years’ supervised release; $1,500 fine (October 1, 2007 | Conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin and to distribute or manufacture in or near a school zone; distribution and possession of heroin with intent to distribute (seven counts); use of communication facility | See above download |
| Rosamaria Lucero | Western District of Texas | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 13, 2018) | Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; aiding and abetting | See above download |
| Paul A. Lupercio | Western District of Missouri | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 8, 2008) | Conspiracy to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and five kilograms or more of cocaine | See above download |
| Angelica Marquez | District of Kansas | 117 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (April 23, 2018) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Eddie Mateus | Southern District of New York | 120 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (January 17, 2018) | Conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine | See above download |
| Stephanie McMurphy | Middle District of Georgia | 102 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (October 22, 2018) | Distribution of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school | See above download |
| Byron James Miller |
1. Central District of Illinois 2. Eastern District of Missouri |
1. 210 months’ imprisonment (consecutive); three years’ supervised release (March 5, 1999) 2. 188 months’ imprisonment (as amended); eight years’ supervised release (as amended) (June 6, 1997) |
1. Possession with intent to distribute heroin; possession of heroin in a federal prison 2. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute “crack” cocaine; possession with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of cocaine |
See above download |
| Bethel Cheyenne Mooneyham | Eastern District of Tennessee | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 13, 2011) | Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine | See above download |
| Colleen Mossberger | Northern District of Texas | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 5, 2017) | Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Quang Nguyen | Southern District of Texas | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 30, 2017) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants | See above download |
| Rickey Wayne Norton | Southern District of Georgia | 120 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release; $40,000 fine (October 17, 2017) | Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance | See above download |
| Shannon Ann Norton | Southern District of Georgia | 120 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release; $40,000 fine (October 17, 2017) | Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance | See above download |
| Thomas Perkins | Southern District of Indiana | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 22, 2008) | Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 5 kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride (mixture) and 50 grams or more of cocaine base (mixture) | See above download |
| Aaron Ponce | Western District of Texas | 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 11, 2013) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute a controlled substance, 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine | See above download |
| Rose Trujillo Rangel | Western District of Texas | 240 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release; $5,000 fine (April 14, 2008) | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine | See above download |
| Alejandro Reyna | Western District of Texas | 180 months’ imprisonment (as amended); five years’ supervised release; $2,000 fine (January 16, 2014) | Importation of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Fermin Serna | Southern District of Texas | 240 months imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 25, 2012) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marihuana, a schedule I controlled substance | See above download |
| Mackie Shivers | Southern District of Florida | Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 10, 2001) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine | See above download |
| Kirstie Marie Smith Israel | Northern District of Alabama | 97 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (August 23, 2017) | Possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Tony Lee Stanfield | Western District of North Carolina | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (November 2, 2017) | Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Cleola Sullivan | Northern District of Florida | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (December 13, 2016) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine; possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine | See above download |
| Charles Arnold Thomas |
1. Eastern District of Arkansas 2. Southern District of Texas |
1. Seven months’ imprisonment (consecutive) (April 25, 2018) 2. 210 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (August 4, 2011) |
1. Possession of a prohibited item by a prison inmate 2. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of phencyclidine, or one kilogram or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of phencyclidine |
See above download |
| Edwin G. Tierney | District of Nebraska | 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (November 8, 2016) | Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Jesse Alan Trimue | Eastern District of Tennessee | 120 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (June 6, 2016) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 5 grams of methamphetamine (actual) and 50 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture, a schedule II controlled substance | See above download |
| Daniel Valencia | Southern District of Texas | 135 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $2,000 fine (April 24, 2015) | Importation of a quantity of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Martin R. Vandemerwe | District of Utah | 20 years’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (September 23, 2009) | Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| James Darrell Walker | Northern District of Texas | 262 months’ imprisonment (as amended); five years’ supervised release (August 21, 2006) | Distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base | See above download |
| Cindy Noella Williams | District of Wyoming | 102 months’ imprisonment (as amended); five years’ supervised release; $800 restitution (October 11, 2018) | Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Cynthia Lynn Yeley-Davis | District of Wyoming | 240 months’ imprisonment (as amended); 10 years’ supervised release (December 17, 2009) | Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Andrea Zavala | Northern District of Iowa | 108 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 6, 2017) | Conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine and 5 grams of actual methamphetamine | See above download |
| Courtney Donnell Zeno | Western District of Louisiana | 240 months’ imprisonment (as amended); eight years’ supervised release (August 31, 2010) | Distribution of cocaine base (five counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; forfeiture | See above download |
| David L. Zouck | Western District of Missouri | 132 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 30, 2016) | Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) | See above download |
June 13, 2022
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Krambeck* | Northern District of Texas | 220 months’ imprisonment; 3 years’ supervised release (October 29, 2010) | Maintaining drug-involved premises; structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements |
| * This clemency grant supersedes the grant of clemency given to the recipient on April 26, 2022 |
September 19, 2022
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bashir Noorzai, also known as Basheer Ahmad and Haji Bashir Noorzai | Southern District of New York | Life imprisonment; 5 years’ supervised released, a $25,000 fine, $200 special assessment (April 30, 2009) | Conspiracy to import heroin; conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
September 30, 2022
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efrain Antonio Campos Flores | Southern District of New York | 216 months’ imprisonment; a $50,000 fine, $100 special assessment (December 14, 2017) | Conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States or manufacture and distribute cocaine knowing and intending it would be imported into the United States | |
| Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas | Southern District of New York | 216 months’ imprisonment; a $50,000 fine, $100 special assessment (December 14, 2017) | Conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States or manufacture and distribute cocaine knowing and intending it would be imported into the United States | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
December 2, 2022
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Viktor Bout |
Southern District of New York | 25 years’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $15 million forfeiture judgment (April 5, 2012) | Conspiracy to kill United States nationals; conspiracy to kill officers and employees of the United States; conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles; harboring/concealing terrorists |
April 28, 2023
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiquita Acker | Southern District of Mississippi | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $5,000 fine (March 16, 2017) | Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Kathy Alexander | Western District of Missouri | 84 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (March 13, 2019) | Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Camille Diane Armstrong | Southern District of Texas | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (January 5, 2017) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 84 grams of actual methamphetamine | See above download |
| Connie Avalos | Eastern District of Kentucky | Life imprisonment (November 30, 2009); commuted to 235 months of imprisonment (January 19, 2017) | Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Lori Broadway | Eastern District of Louisiana | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (September 8, 2016) | Possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin | See above download |
| Kevin Lee Burdock | Southern District of Iowa | Life imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (February 2, 2009); amended to 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (June 24, 2010) | Conspiracy to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute marijuana | See above download |
| Bongani Charles Calhoun | Western District of Texas | 180 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (June 21, 2011) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime | See above download |
| Jennifer Marie Chastain | Northern District of Iowa | 121 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (June 13, 2017) | Conspiracy to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Aaron Courter | Southern District of Indiana | 87 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (October 20, 2017) | Conspiracy with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Catherine Crotts | Middle District of Florida | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (September 20, 2016) | Distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Scottie Ladon Dixon | Southern District of Alabama | 1. 33 months of imprisonment (concurrent) (May 18, 2010); 2. Life imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (May 18, 2010); commuted to 221 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (August 3, 2016) |
1. Supervised release violation (Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine); 2. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine |
See above download |
| Samuel Gemple | Northern District of Indiana | 120 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release (February 2, 2018) | Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana | See above download |
| Mario Francisco Gomez, Jr. | Eastern District of Michigan | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (January 30, 2017) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, aiding and abetting | See above download |
| Daniel Graap | Western District of Wisconsin | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (June 30, 2017) | Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Lisa Gribble | Eastern District of Tennessee | 150 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (March 19, 2015) | Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine | See above download |
| Andre Richard Harris | Northern District of Alabama | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (October 10, 2017) | Possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine | See above download |
| Bart Hyde | Southern District of Iowa | 235 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (November 4, 2011); amended to 188 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (September 18, 2015) | Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Rebecca Lawrence | Middle District of Georgia | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (October 26, 2018) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Rogelio Murillo | Southern District of Texas | 108 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $5,000 fine (June 20, 2016) | Possession with intent to distribute a quantity exceeding 100 kilograms, that is, approximately 194 kilograms of marijuana | See above download |
| Ricky Lee Newton | Eastern District of Michigan | 360 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release, $20,000 fine (December 19, 2002) | Conspiracy to possess more than 100 kilograms but less than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana (with intent to distribute) | See above download |
| Shawn Paaaina | District of Hawaii | 78 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (September 24, 2019) | Conspiracy to distribute and to possess 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine with intent to distribute | See above download |
| Robert Raymond Palmer | Southern District of Alabama | 89 months and 23 days of imprisonment, four-year term of supervised release (July 28, 2017) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine | See above download |
| Gregory Todd Peasley | Northern District of Iowa | 150 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (May 11, 2015) | Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine | See above download |
| Maria Peterson | District of New Jersey | 60 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (March 20, 2019) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin; distribution and possession with intent to distribute heroin | See above download |
| Samuel Rivera | Northern District of New York | 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (April 5, 2018) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine | See above download |
| German Roman-Oliver | Southern District of Ohio | 192 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (March 8, 2012) | Conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine | See above download |
| Vickie Sanders | Southern District of Illinois | 120 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release, $300 fine (May 9, 2018) | Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine; attempt to manufacture methamphetamine; possession of pseudoephedrine knowing it would be used to manufacture a controlled substance – methamphetamine (four counts) | See above download |
| Phillip Steely | Western District of Tennessee | 121 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (June 18, 2018) | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine | See above download |
| Ryan Vick | Northern District of Iowa | 235 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (March 1, 2012); amended to 211 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (September 20, 2012) | Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine or 500 grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine after having been previously convicted of a felony drug offense | See above download |
| Gregory Warrick | 1. District of Maryland 2. District of Columbia Superior Court |
1. 168 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (April 28, 2014); 2. 18 months of imprisonment (concurrent), five-year term of supervised release (June 13, 2014) |
1. Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; 2. Attempted possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (cocaine) |
See above download |
| Raymond Washington | Eastern District of Texas | 276 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (October 19, 2011); amended to 240 months, 10-year term of supervised release (May 25, 2016) | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine | See above download |
September 14, 2023
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehrdad Ansari | Western District of Texas | 63 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (September 14, 2021) | Conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transaction Regulations; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; conspiracy to defraud the United States; making use of false writing and aiding and abetting (two counts) | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Kambiz Attar Kashani | Eastern District of New York | 30 months’ imprisonment; two years’ supervised release (February 9, 2023) | Conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
December 22, 2023
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Felipe Arriaga
|
District of Montana
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240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 17, 2009)
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Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
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See above download
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Earlie Deacon Barber
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Northern District of Florida
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Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 9, 2009)
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Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of a mixture and substance containing cocaine and more than 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base
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See above download
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James Michael Barber
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Western District of North Carolina
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188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 13, 2015)
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Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine and 280 grams of cocaine base
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See above download
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Anthony Ewing
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Central District of Illinois
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240 months’ imprisonment (as amended); 10 years’ supervised release (January 22, 2016)
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Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (crack)
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See above download
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Quittman Andre Goodley
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Western District of Texas
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240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 18, 2012)
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Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 280 grams of crack cocaine
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See above download
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Deondre Cordell Higgins
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Western District of Missouri
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Life imprisonment; no supervised release (August 30, 2011)
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Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base
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See above download
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Leroy Lymons
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Northern District of Florida
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Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 12, 2012)
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Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine
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See above download
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Angel Rosario
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Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release; $2,500 fine (July 19, 2012)
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Distribution of 28 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”) within 1,000 feet of a public school (three counts); distribution of 28 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”) (three counts)
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See above download
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Esaias J. Tucker
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Northern District of Florida
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240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 29, 2013)
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Conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 280 grams of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base
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See above download
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Darryl Allen Winkfield
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Southern District of Georgia
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Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 29, 1998)
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Conspiracy to distribute, and to possess cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute; distribution of cocaine hydrochloride (three counts); possession of cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute
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See above download
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Kenneth Winkler
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Southern District of Indiana
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240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 23, 2012)
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Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine
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See above download
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Updated December 22, 2023
Pardons Granted by President Joseph Biden (2021-Present)
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April 26, 2022
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Jo Bogans | Southern District of Texas | 87 months’ imprisonment; 3 years’ supervised release (April 3, 1998) | Possession with intent to distribute 736.9 grams of crack cocaine | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Abraham W. Bolden Sr. | Northern District of Illinois | Six years’ imprisonment (September 5, 1964) | Secret service agent soliciting money to commit fraud; obstruction of justice | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Dexter Eugene Jackson | Middle District of Georgia | Four months’ imprisonment; one year’s supervised release; $5,000 fine (July 29, 2002) | Use of a communication facility to facilitate the distribution of marijuana, aiding and abetting | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
December 30, 2022
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Parks Davis | District of New Mexico | One year of imprisonment with six months’ imprisonment suspended; two years’ probation (January 24, 1979) | Illegal use of communication facility to facilitate unlawful cocaine transaction | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Edward Lincoln De Coito III | Southern District of California | 30 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (February 16, 1999) | Conspiracy to distribute marijuana | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Vincente Ray Flores | Air Force | Reduction in rank to grade E-3 (as amended); forfeiture of $700 pay per month for four months; confinement for four months, suspended for participation in the Air Force Return to Duty Program (May 16, 2008) | Wrongfully using 3,4 methylenedioxymethmaphetamine; underage drinking | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas | District of Columbia Superior Court | One to five years’ incarceration, with credit for time served (December 31, 1976) | Second degree murder while armed | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Charlie Byrnes Jackson | District of South Carolina | Five years’ probation (June 1, 1964) | Possess, sell and transfer 12 gallons of distilled spirits without tax stamps | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| John Dix Nock III | Middle District of Florida | Six months’ community confinement; three years’ supervised release (September 13, 1996) | Renting and making for use, as an owner, a place for the purpose of manufacturing marijuana plants | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
September 14, 2023
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi | Eastern District of New York | N/A | Conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of a foreign principal; acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign principal | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Amin Hasanzadeh | Eastern District of Michigan | N/A | Conspiracy to unlawfully export technology to Iran and to defraud the United States; unlawful export of technology to Iran (seven counts) | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
| Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani | District of Columbia | N/A | Conspiracy to unlawfully export goods to Iran via the United Arab Emirates, and to defraud the United States; unlawful exports and attempted unlawful export of goods to Iran via the United Arab Emirates (two counts); failure to file electronic export information; international money laundering (six counts) | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
December 20, 2023
| NAME | DISTRICT | SENTENCED | OFFENSE | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nain Saab Moran | Southern District of Florida | N/A | Conspiracy to commit money laundering; laundering of monetary instruments (eight counts, dismissed without prejudice) | Download PDF Clemency Warrant |
Updated February 23, 2024
Clemency Recipients
- President Joseph R. Biden (2021-Present) Pardons | Commutations
- President Donald J. Trump (2017 – 2021) Pardons | Commutations
- President Barack H. Obama (2010 – 2017) Pardons | Commutations
- President George W. Bush (2001 – 2009) Pardons | Commutations
- President William J. Clinton (1993 – 2001) Pardons | Commutations
As always… Follow the money. If you can.
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