Shock: Obama commutes sentences of 214 bad guys, most ever in one day

Obama issues 214 commutations for drug offenders- read the list of names below

By Samantha Reyes and Kevin Liptak

CNN

President Barack Obama granted a history-making 214 commutations Wednesday, the highest number granted on a single day in more than a century.

It’s a continuation of his effort to reduce sentences for drug offenders, many of whom were punished under harsh sentencing laws that have since been relaxed.

Obama has now commuted the sentences for 562 individuals, more than the past nine presidents combined.

Shortly after the commutations were announced, Obama took to his Facebook page to post about the inspiration for his action.

“This is a country that believes in second chances,” Obama wrote. “So we’ve got to make sure that our criminal justice system works for everyone.”

The commutations Obama announced Wednesday were for drug-related offenses, including many for possession and distribution of crack cocaine. Obama has argued that laws requiring mandatory minimum sentences for those types of crimes are unfair and has sought to reduce the prison terms for individuals who would already be free under current guidelines.

READ THE LIST OF NAMES- WOULD YOU LET THEM OUT?
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 3, 2016

President Obama Grants Commutations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the President made grants of commutation of sentences to the following 214 individuals:

Timothy Adams – Hartsville, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base (crack); Middle District of North Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 2, 1995)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.

Asher Adkins – Columbia City, IN
Offense: Distribution of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting (two counts); distribution of methamphetamine (three counts); use or carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime (two counts); distribution of more than 100 grams of methamphetamine (two counts); Northern District of Indiana
Sentence: 624 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (January 3, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Jamonte L. Allison – Carbondale, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute five grams or more of “crack cocaine”; Southern District of Illinois
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $500 fine (September 6, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Joe Alvarado – Ogden, UT
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (two counts); possession of a firearm and ammunition by convicted a felon; District of Utah
Sentence: Life imprisonment (October 13, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Tyrell L. Anthony – Kershaw, SC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine); willfully failing to appear; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 28, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Reinaldo A. Arocho – Lake Station, IN
Offense: Drug conspiracy; maintaining a drug house; distribution of crack cocaine; carrying a firearm during drug trafficking; attempting to corruptly persuade a witness; Northern District of Indiana
Sentence: 387 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 19, 2000); amended to 300 months’ imprisonment (January 18, 2011)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Jose Carlos Arras, Jr. – Albuquerque, NM
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to import; conspiracy to wit: possession with intent to

distribute 100 kilograms and more of marijuana; District of New Mexico

Supervised release violation (Importation of a quantity of marijuana); Western District of Texas

Sentence: 1. 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (November 4, 2002)

10 months’ imprisonment (consecutive) (November 4, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Sidney J. Ball – Lenox, GA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 12.04 kilograms of cocaine; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 30, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Lloyd Battles – Columbia, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, aiding and abetting; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 6, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.

David Bell – Miami, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (three counts); Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 12, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Pauline K. Blake – West Valley City, UT
Offense: Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; conspiracy or attempt to manufacture methamphetamine (two counts); establishment of a manufacture operation; possession of a listed chemical (two counts); District of Utah
Sentence: 210 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $2,000 restitution (January 7, 2002); amended to 292 months’ imprisonment (January 27, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Deborah Lucille Blue – Alcoa, TN
Offense: 1. Distribution of cocaine base (two counts); possession with intent to

distribute cocaine base; Eastern District of Tennessee

Supervised release violation (distribution of cocaine hydrochloride);

Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentence: 1. 292 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (February

23, 2007); amended to 234 months’ imprisonment (May 16, 2014)

3 months’ imprisonment (consecutive) (February 23, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Marston Edward Blue – District Heights, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute heroin and cocaine; felon in possession of firearm; possess with intent to distribute heroin, aiding and abetting; District of Maryland
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 25, 2002 (on remand))

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Lucius Boswell – Madison, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); Middle District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 5, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Joshua Boyer – Tampa, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 288 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (November 27, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Debra R. Brown – Nashville, TN
Offense: Distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base to a person under 21; Middle District of Tennessee
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 18, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Eddie Lee Brown – Brunswick, GA
Offense: Distribution of cocaine hydrochloride (two counts); Southern District of Georgia
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (June 12, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Patrick A. Brown – Alexandria, VA
Offense: Felon in possession of a firearm, aiding and abetting (two counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, aiding and abetting; District of Maryland
Sentence: Life imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (August 8, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Timothy Aaron Brown – Warren, OH
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Central District of Illinois
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 3, 2009)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Jose Luis Buenrostro – Stockton, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine; Eastern District of California
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 8, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.

Barry Charles Butler – Shelby, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 30, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months’ imprisonment.

Charles Bynum – Torrance, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 27, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Annette Maria Canania – DeSoto, MO
Offense: Conspiracy to possess pseudoephedrine knowing it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine; possession of pseudoephedrine knowing it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine (two counts); Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (December 22, 2006); amended to 210 months’ imprisonment (April 27, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Jose Manuel Candelario – Miami, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Schedule II (crack cocaine) controlled substance; possess with intent to distribute Schedule II (crack cocaine) controlled substance; Southern District of Alabama
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (April 21, 1994); amended to 360 months’ imprisonment (May 17, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Ralph Casas – North Miami Beach, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 9,445 kilograms of cocaine; District of Puerto Rico
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (April 19, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 292 months’ imprisonment.

Willie Chester – Waco, TX
Offense: Possession of a firearm by felon; false statement in acquisition of firearm; Western District of Texas
Sentence: 264 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $3,000 fine (March 26, 1992)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Donyelle Childs – Clearwater, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (January 12, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.

Kenneth Choice – Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver narcotics; possession with intent to deliver narcotics; Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (September 24, 1999); amended to life imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (June 9, 2004); amended to 324 months’ imprisonment (February 1, 2016)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Osvaldo Cisneros-Gutierrez – Earlimart, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of methamphetamine; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (October 13, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 228 months’ imprisonment.

Mark Anthony Clark – Rockford, IL
Offense: Conspiracy; possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting; possession with intent to distribute amphetamine; possession of a firearm by a felon/fugitive from justice and aiding and abetting; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (September 1, 1995)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.

Antonio Cobb – Bloomington, IL
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base; Central District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (February 28, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment.

Jimmie Clyde Collins – Joshua, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute; possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and aiding and abetting; using a drug involved premises and aiding and abetting; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: 370 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 11, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Dewayne L. Comer – Syracuse, NY
Offense: Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (two counts); possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with the intent to distribute cocaine; Northern District of New York
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (December 8, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Jason Andrew Comer – Weyers Cave, VA
Offense: Aid and abet in the possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (October 23, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Delaria Antwan Conway – Laurens, SC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of crack cocaine and a quantity of cocaine (two counts); District of South Carolina
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (December 17, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Eugene Ross Cousins – Greenville, VA
Offense: Distribution of methamphetamine (two counts); possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (two counts); drug user in possession of firearm (two counts); Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 406 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (August 8, 2007); amended to 397 months’ imprisonment (April 4, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Lavon A. Crockett – Kansas City, KS
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base (“crack cocaine”); District of Kansas
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (December 6, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Darnell Crookshank – West Covina, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture phencyclidine; manufacture with intent to distribute phencyclidine, aiding and abetting; possession with intent to distribute phencyclidine; Central District of California
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 17, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Dawan Croskery – Buffalo, NY
Offense: Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; money laundering; Western District of New York
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (December 16, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Andrew Crumbly – Fort Myers, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of cocaine base, crack cocaine (three counts); Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 235 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (February 14, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2017.

Morris Dabbs – Trenton, NJ
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (crack); Middle District of North Carolina
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (February 29, 2000); amended to 291 months’ imprisonment (August 2, 2011); amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (October 6, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Ricky Darden – Kinston, NC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack); District of Maryland
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 16, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Lenwood Davies – Wabasso, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (November 15, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Richard Lawrence Davis – St. Louis, MO
Offense: 1. Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Eastern District of

Missouri

Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of Missouri

Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 15, 2004)

93 months’ imprisonment (concurrent) (March 4, 2005); amended to 75 months’ imprisonment (November 18, 2011)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Terry Davis – Monroe, LA
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base; Western District of Arkansas
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 8, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Christopher M. Dees – Pensacola, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (September 1, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Jose Del Valle – Philadelphia, PA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; possession with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and aiding and abetting; Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 7, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Maynard Dennis – Liverpool, NY
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Northern District of New York
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (September 7, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Bobbie Jo Diers – Romeoville, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”); possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”); Central District of Illinois
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 12, 2010)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

James J. Dino – Upper Tumon, GU
Offense: 1. Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; District of

Guam

Supervised release violation (possession with intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine); District of Guam

Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment;10 years’ supervised release (October 19, 2006)

60 months’ imprisonment (concurrent) (October 19, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 193 months’ imprisonment.

Scottie Ladon Dixon – Atmore, AL
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; 2. Violation of supervised release (conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine); 1. Southern District of Alabama; 2. Southern District of Alabama
Sentence: 1. Life imprisonment; 2. 33 months’ imprisonment (concurent); 1. 10 years’ supervised release (1. & 2. May 18, 2010)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 221 months’ imprisonment.

Thomas Duncan – Columbia, TN
Offense: Possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; felon in possession of a firearm; possession of five grams or more of cocaine base with intent to distribute; Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentence: 352 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (September 23, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Vincent Duval – Bradenton, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (October 28, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

William Ennis – El Paso, TX
Offense: Conspiring to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, to wit: cocaine more than five kilograms; possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, to wit: cocaine more than five kilograms; using a communication device to facilitate the commission of a felony; Western District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $5,000 fine (July 17, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Kenneth Evans – Fort Worth, TX
Offense: Conspiracy; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base and aiding and abetting; use and carry firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and aiding and abetting; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment plus 60 months; five years’ supervised release (August 20, 1993)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.

Ronald Evans – Norfolk, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, and a mixture containing cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute heroin (three counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine base (two counts); Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (July 30, 1993); amended to 360 months’ imprisonment (March 16, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Ronald Evans – New York, NY
Offense: 1. Possession with intent to distribute in excess of five grams of cocaine

base; District of Maine

Supervised release violation (possession with intent to distribute cocaine base); District of Maine

Sentence: 1. 270 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (August 13, 2003)

12 months’ imprisonment (concurrent) (August 13, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

James Oliver Fambro – Decatur, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release, $500 fine (April 5, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

J. B. Farris, Jr. – Atlanta, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine; possession with the intent to distribute cocaine; possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime; Northern District of Georgia
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 26, 1993)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Corey Ferguson – Bowling Green, KY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine; distribution of cocaine, aiding and abetting; Western District of Kentucky
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (May 5, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 202 months’ imprisonment.

Alejandro Flores – Mission, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; traveling in interstate commerce to facilitate a criminal activity; Northern District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 10, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.

Raul Camargo Flores – Lubbock, TX
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (February 7, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Felix Monroe Fort – Birmingham, AL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine; possession with the intent to distribute cocaine; Northern District of Alabama
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (November 18, 1998)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment.

Raymond Fox – New York, NY
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; Southern District of New York
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 2, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Charles Franklin – St. Louis, MO
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of cocaine base (crack); possession with the intent to distribute heroin; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 7, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Cleveland R. Franklin, Jr. – Indianapolis, IN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing cocaine base; carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (November 17, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Michael L. Franklin – Kansas City, MO
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Western District of Missouri
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 3, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Toddrick Onterio Franklin – St. Petersburg, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm in and affecting interstate commerce; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 120 months’ supervised release (March 21, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

William Anthony Freeman – Detroit, MI
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; Eastern District of Michigan
Sentence: 480 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (December 14, 1990)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Thomas R. Fuller – Kansas City, MO
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine; aiding and abetting to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm; Western District of Missouri
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 7, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

John Nicholas Gargano – Folcroft, PA
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to distribute methylenedioxymethamphetamine and

ketamine; distributing and possessing with intent to distribute

methamphetamine; distributing and possessing with intent to distribute ecstasy; Southern District of New York

Conspiracy to commit identification fraud and credit card fraud; unauthorized use of access devices; Southern District of New York
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine; District of New Jersey

Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 30, 2004)

10 years’ imprisonment (concurrent); three years’ supervised release; $212,379.38 restitution (November 30, 2004)
100 months’ imprisonment (concurrent); five years’ supervised release (September 8, 2010)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Enrique Garza – Zolfo Springs, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; attempt to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 480 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 17, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Jesse James Gentry – Grand Prairie, TX
Offense: Possession of more than 50 grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 3, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Bernard Gibson, Sr. – Temple Hills, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled drug substances: heroin and cocaine; District of Maryland
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 15, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.

Steve P. Gillespie – Greeneville, TN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (August 16, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Derrick Glass – Youngstown, OH
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm; Northern District of Ohio
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 14, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Fred M. Glover – Washington, DC
Offense: Unlawful distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base; unlawful distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school (three counts); unlawful distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base (two counts); District of Columbia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 17, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Will A. Goines, Jr. – Chicago, IL
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (“crack”) (three counts); Central District of Illinois
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 14, 2010)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 120 months’ imprisonment.

Michael Goldsby – Cleveland, OH
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 5.88 grams of cocaine base; Northern District of Ohio
Sentence: 383 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (November 19, 1997); amended to 360 months’ imprisonment (August 31, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Ramon Gonzalez – San Juan, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess, with intent to distribute 4506.65, kilograms of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute 4506.65 kilograms of marijuana; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; life term supervised release (January 20, 2009)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.

Edgar Gonzalez-Valentin – Mayagüez, PR
Offense: Conspiracy to import cocaine, aiding and abetting; importation of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession of firearm in relation to drug trafficking crime (two counts); District of Puerto Rico
Sentence: 595 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (July 10, 1992); amended to 511 months’ imprisonment (August 19, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Christopher Green – Waycross, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine hydrochloride and crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine (two counts); Southern District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment (December 23, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2017.

Randy P. Green – Sikeston, MO
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 7, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Samuel Grooms – Clinton Township, MI
Offense: Conspiracy with intent to distribute heroin; attempted possession with intent to distribute heroin; Eastern District of Michigan
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 23, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.

Steven C. Hall – Gonzales, LA
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; distribution

of cocaine base; Middle District of Louisiana

Supervised release violation (conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base); Middle District of Louisiana

Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 22, 2005)

45 months’ imprisonment (consecutive) (February 16, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Stephen Ramont Hardridge – Tulsa, OK
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of cocaine and 50 grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of cocaine base; Northern District of Oklahoma
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $10,000 fine (November 25, 2002 (on remand)); amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (June 10, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $10,000 fine remitted.

Steven R. Hardy – Tampa, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and more than 50 grams of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 50 grams of cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 14, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Donella Marie Harriel – Stuart, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 264 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 17, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment and 10-year term of supervised release commuted to a four-year term of supervised release.

Benjamin Harris – Dallas, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute MDMA, cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; Middle District of Louisiana
Sentence: 226 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 23, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months’ imprisonment.

Christopher J. Heath – Ridgway, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture more than 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine; Southern District of Illinois
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $500 fine (February 24, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Wilson Henderson – Hollywood, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (incorrectly listed on the judgment as cocaine); use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime; Southern District of Georgia
Sentence: Life plus 60 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 20, 1992)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

John A. Hill – Cleveland, OH
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; felon in possession of a firearm; Northern District of Ohio
Sentence: Life imprisonment (July 16, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2017.

Robert Hill – Washington, DC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base (three counts); Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: 480 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 20, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.

Marcell Hogans – St. Louis, MO
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 168 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (August 21, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Kenneth Bronson Hughes – Charlotte Court House, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 334 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (September 3, 2003); amended to 272 months’ imprisonment (September 2, 2008); amended to 218 months’ imprisonment (March 4, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Deangelo Hunt – Richmond, VA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 1, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Courtney D. Hurt – Tamms, IL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; Southern District of Illinois
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (July 25, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, and unpaid balance of $1,000 fine remitted, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Alfonzo Ingram – Rowlett, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (June 16, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.

Anthonial Irick – Cameron, SC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine; possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime; Middle District of Georgia
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 18, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Albert Jackson – Mount Vernon, IL
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; distribution of cocaine; 2. Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine; Central District of Illinois
Sentence: 1. 262 months’ imprisonment; 2. 480 months’ imprisonment (consecutive); 1. 10 years’ supervised release; 2. eight years’ supervised release (1. August 19, 1991; 2. November 7, 1994)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Dickey Joe Jackson – Boyd, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (two counts); felon in possession of a firearm; possession of an unregistered firearm (two counts); Northern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 17, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Elmer Jackson – Bushnell, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (four counts); Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 19, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.

Eugene Ernst Jackson – Baltimore, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics; distribution and possession with narcotics, aiding and abetting; District of Maryland
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 19, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.

Tommy Merrel Jackson – Boyd, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 17, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Tyrand James – Youngstown, OH
Offense: Distribution of cocaine (two counts); distribution of cocaine base; Northern District of Ohio
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 16, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Bernard Jennings – Vero Beach, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (three counts); Southern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 12, 1993)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Douglas George Jensen – Whitefish, MT
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; District of Montana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (February 24, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Derrick Anthony Johnson – Richmond, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; as principle or aider and abettor, possessed with intent to distribute cocaine base; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 17, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Frederico Johnson – Kansas City, MO
Offense: Distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base; Western District of Missouri
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (July 23, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.

Matthew Troy Johnson – Baltimore, MD
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, aiding and abetting; District of Maryland
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (November 12, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Walter Lee Johnson – Shreveport, LA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine hydrochloride; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Western District of Louisiana
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 14, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Arnold Ray Jones – Lubbock, TX
Offense: Distribution of less than 50 grams of cocaine base and aiding and abetting; Northern District of Texas
Sentence: 235 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (November 22, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Jeffrey Lynn Jones – Eugene, OR
Offense: Manufacturing methamphetamine; conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine; District of Oregon
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (November 3, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Vernon Jones – Evansville, IN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base (mixture); distribution of cocaine base (mixture) (two counts); Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 9, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Albert J. Josey, Jr. – Sayreville, NJ
Offense: Possession of 50 grams or more of cocaine base with intent to distribute; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (October 3, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $1,000 fine remitted.

Keldren Joshua – Los Angeles, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance; Central District of California
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (August 21, 2006); amended to 168 months’ imprisonment (November 10, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Cory Baker Kamerud – Aberdeen, SD
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; Northern District of Iowa
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 7, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Charceil Kellam – Berryville, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base; distribute more than 5 grams of cocaine base; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 24, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 160 months’ imprisonment.

Kenneth Lee Kelley – Westville, OK
Offense: Felon in possession of firearm after former conviction (two counts); possession of stolen firearm; attempt to manufacture methamphetamine (three counts); possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine; possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of methamphetamine; possesssion of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of Oklahoma
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (April 27, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Milton Kemp – Jewell, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute crack cocaine; distribution of crack cocaine; Southern District of Georgia
Sentence: 280 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 19, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Joseph Willie Kennedy – Randallstown, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, aiding and abetting; District of Maryland
Sentence: Life imprisonment (December 14, 1992)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2017.

Delinege King – Houston, TX
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; Eastern District of Louisiana
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 27, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Vince Cordell King – Detroit, MI
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); using or carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm; Eastern District of Michigan
Sentence: Life plus five years’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (May 21, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Kent Edward Kiser – Manassas, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking; Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: 270 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (March 10, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.

James LaRon Knight – Jonesboro, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; Southern District of Alabama
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (November 23, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Derrick Tyrone Lamb – Fort Pierce, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 235 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 3, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 151 months’ imprisonment.

Charlie Lawuary – Springfield, IL
Offense: Possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute; Central District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (July 27, 1998)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Josephine Ledezma – Rialto, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine); being aided and abetted by others, did unlawfully, knowingly, and intentionally possess and cause to be possessed, with intent to distribute, a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine); Western District of Tennessee
Sentence: Life imprisonment (October 30, 1992)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2017.

James Allen Ledford – Auburndale, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 16, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 235 months’ imprisonment.

Eric L. Lemon – St. Petersburg, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 6, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Gregory Allen Liningham – Los Angeles, CA
Offense: Possession of more than 50 grams of “crack” cocaine with intent to distribute; Western District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $3,000 fine (December 1, 1993)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Antonio Lopez – Grand Prairie, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; Eastern District of Texas
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (October 26, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Jeffrey Lundin – Livingston, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States; conspiracy to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine while aboard a United States vessel; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 324 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (September 15, 1998)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Edwin M. Mack – Fort Myers, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base, “crack cocaine”; distribution of a quantity of cocaine base, “crack cocaine” (two counts); possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, “crack cocaine”; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession of an unregistered firearm (incorrectly listed on the judgment as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon); Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 1, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Alonzo Mackins, Jr. – Charlotte, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, cocaine base, heroin, and marijuana; conspiracy to commit money laundering; Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 8, 1999); amended to 360 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (August 14, 2006); amended to life imprisonment (September 2, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Alberto Maisonet – Philadelphia, PA
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (two counts); distribution of cocaine (two counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine; illegal use of a communication facility (four counts); Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (February 23, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Sheldon Paul Mangiapane – Hot Springs, AR
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 13, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Tommy M. Martinez – Sparta, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine; distribution of crack cocaine; Southern District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $4,000 fine (April 7, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $4,000 fine remitted.

Robert L. Matthews – Memphis, TN
Offense: 1. Distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine

base; Northern District of Mississippi

Supervised release violation (possession with intent to distribute cocaine base); Western District of Tennessee

Sentence: 1. 280 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (June 13, 1997)

15 months’ imprisonment (consecutive) (September 30, 1998)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

James A. McGee – Chidester, AR
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine; possession of chemicals with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (three counts); Southern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (April 4, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Artis Sangria McGraw – Saluda, SC
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; use of fiream during and in relation to a crime of violence; felon in possession of a firearm; possession of a firearm with obliterated serial numbers; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 270 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (September 30, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Reba L. McIntyre – Hayti, MO
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (June 26, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Torey A. McKay – Wesley Chapel, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute and distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (two counts); possession with intent to distribute and distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribute a quantity of cocaine; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 29, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Rudolph McKinnon, Jr. – Fort Walton Beach, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (October 26, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

John Anthony Mickens – Louisa, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 211 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 25, 2007); amended to 181 months’ imprisonment (October 21, 2008); amended to 180 months’ imprisonment (October 14, 2011)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

David Dean Millard – Grimes, IA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; use of communication facility to distribute methamphetamine (two counts); Southern District of Iowa
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 10, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Titus Jerrard Mobley – Groveland, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 210 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 23, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Tyrone Montgomery – Lexington, KY
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; Western District of Kentucky
Sentence: 288 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 27, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 209 months’ imprisonment.

Ronald Perry Moon – Commerce, GA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; Northern District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $2,000 fine (February 10, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016, and unpaid balance of $2,000 fine remitted.

Martin Brandon Moore – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base and more than 5 kilograms of a mixture and substance containing cocaine; principal to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and more than 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 30, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months’ imprisonment.

Michael L. Moore – Mount Vernon, NY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine; distribution of five kilograms or more of cocaine; Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 5, 1998); amended to 292 months’ imprisonment (October 27, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Amir Morgan – Evansville, IN
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine (mixture); Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 19, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 1, 2017.

Lucille Mae Morse – Billings, MT
Offense: Distribution/possession with intent to distribute heroin/methamphetamine (two counts); possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (six counts); District of Montana
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 29, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Luciano Murga – Houston, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $800 fine (January 25, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Robert Earl Nettles – Fort Pierce, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (January 22, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Linton C. Nichols – Cleveland, OH
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base (crack); possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Nothern District of Ohio
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 15, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Robert Lee Nickles – Mobile, AL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; Southern District of Alabama
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 27, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Hilario Nieto, III – San Antonio, TX
Offense: 1. Possession with intent to distribute heroin; Western District of Texas

Distribution of a controlled substance, heroin; Western District of Texas

Sentence: 1. 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Feburary 5, 2004)

188 months’ imprisonment (60 months’ consecutive to above offense, the remainder concurrent); three years’ supervised release (August 9, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Francisco Olivera – Modesto, CA
Offense: 1. Use of a communication facility in the commission of a drug offense;

Eastern District of California

Conspiracy to manufacture and to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute; attempted manufacture of methamphetamine, aiding and abetting; possession of a listed chemical knowing that it will be used to manufacture methamphetamine, aiding and abetting; Eastern District of California

Sentence: 1. 48 months’ imprisonment; 12 months’ supervised release (March 16, 1998)

324 months’ imprisonment (consecutive); 36 months’ supervised release (November 3, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 288 months’ imprisonment.

Kenyatta O’Neil – San Antonio, TX
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (two counts); Western District of Texas
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 30, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Candido Ortiz-Martinez – Pagedale, MO

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession of firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime (two counts); distribution of cocaine; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 592 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (December 12, 1991); amended to 535 months’ imprisonment (March 30, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Lonnie Dwayne Payne – St. Louis, MO
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; interstate transportation of a firearm by a felon; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 324 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 25, 2003); amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (April 21, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Jeremy Payton – Winnfield , LA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Western District of Louisiana
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 8, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Erenio C. Perez – Colorado Springs, CO
Offense: Conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting the manufacture in excess of one kilogram of methamphetamine; possession and aiding and abetting the possession of ephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (two counts); possession and aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (two counts); District of Colorado
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 19, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Sharon Price – Nacogdoches, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to commit money laundering; Western District of Texas
Sentence: 235 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release; $20,000 fine (June 6, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $20,000 fine remitted.

Thomas Jefferson Price, III – Kernersville, NC
Offense: Conspiracy: possess with intent to distribute and distribute methamphetamine; possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine (three counts); Middle District of North Carolina
Sentence: 330 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 24, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Jack Dewhan Randolph – Charlotte, NC
Offense: Possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and aiding and abetting the same (two counts); Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (November 29, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Evans Ray, Jr. – Fort Washington, MD
Offense: Distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine, aiding and abetting; felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, aiding and abetting; District of Maryland
Sentence: 324 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 7, 2007); amended to life imprisonment (May 15, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Keith Ray – Minneapolis, MN
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: 263 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $2,500 fine (April 17, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Richard D. Reid – Wilmington, DE
Offense: Felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition (five counts); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of a cocaine base (crack); possession with the intent to distribute cocaine; possession of crack cocaine; possession of marijuana; District of Delaware
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 4, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Ricardo Renteria – Irving, TX
Offense: 1. Conspiracy to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine; Western

District of Texas

Conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine; Eastern District of Texas

Sentence: 1. 235 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (August 22, 2007); amended to 188 months’ imprisonment (August 24, 2015)

135 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (October 8, 2008); amended to 108 months’ imprisonment (November 13, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.

Richard L. Reser – Sedgwick, KS
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of firearm while trafficking in drugs (two counts); possession of a firearm by a felon; distribution of methamphetamine; conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; District of Kansas
Sentence: 480 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (December 20, 1989)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Samuel Reyes – Coral Springs, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute detectable amount of cocaine; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 210 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (November 24, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Broderick Richardson – Louisville, KY
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Western District of Kentucky
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 27, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

William C. Robertson, Sr. – New Orleans, LA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (November 8, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Derwlyn Rosborough – Lake View Terrace, CA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine; District of Wyoming
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release, $2,000 fine (December 5, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Thomas R. Ross – Fairfield, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine; conspiracy to distribute pseudoephedrine with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that it would be used to manufacture a controlled substance; distribution of pseudoephedrine with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe it would be used to manufacture a controlled substance and aiding and abetting; Eastern District of California
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (April 26, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on September 2, 2016.

Jerome Rowser – Birmingham, AL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of firearms; Northern District of Alabama
Sentence: Life plus 60 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 19, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Alphonso P. Rubalcava – Rock Island, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; Central District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 19, 2002); amended to 327 months’ imprisonment (June 22, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Breon Montez Sanders – Wilmington, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base (crack) and five kilograms of cocaine; Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentence: 295 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (August 17, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Michael Sandmeyer – Rockford, IA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) after having previously been convicted of a felony drug offense; felon in possession of a firearm; Northern District of Iowa
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 22, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Kelvin Jerome Shears, Jr. – Rock Island, IL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Southern District of Iowa
Sentence: 235 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (April 23, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Andrew Simmons, III – Lake Charles, LA
Offense: Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Western District of Louisiana
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 14, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Martin Ruiz Singh – Marshalltown, IA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; distribution of methamphetamine (three counts); felon in possession of a firearm ; Southern District of Iowa
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 12, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.

Kenneth H. Smith – Nashville, TN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine); convicted felon in possession of firearms; false written statement to licensed firearm dealer; Middle District of Tennessee
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 29, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Kenneth Junior Smith – Brooklyn, NY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base, aid and abet (three counts); felon in possession of a firearm; District of South Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 14, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Noriel K. Snider – St. Louis, MO
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 196 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (June 8, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Martin Souza – Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine; Northern District of Ohio
Sentence: Life imprisonment (December 15, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2017.

Christopher Stanton – Pensacola, FL
Offense: Possession of firearm by a convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (July 25, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Sandy Steen, Jr. – San Antonio, TX
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base; Western District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment (December 3, 1993)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Cedric DeWayne Stephens – Waco, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; conspiracy to commit money laundering; Western District of Texas
Sentence: 120 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $2,000 fine; $2,000,000 forefeiture (July 15, 2011)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016, and obligation and payment of forfeiture remitted.

Terry Storeby – Waverly, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 29, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months’ imprisonment.

Minnie Pearl Thomas – Allentown, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; distribution of cocaine; Middle District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 20, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Vincent Thomas – Gonzales, LA
Offense: Violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act (two counts); Eastern District of Louisiana
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (March 26, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Derrick Anthony Timmons – Herndon, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking; Eastern District of Virginia
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September 1, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

John L. Tolliver – Holly, MI
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Southern District of Illinois
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $250 fine (June 23, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016, and 10-year term of supervised release commuted to five-year term of supervised release.

Terrence Upshaw – Yonkers, NY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base; Northern District of New York
Sentence: Life imprisonment (December 29, 1998)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2017.

Ronald Wade – Daytona Beach, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and cocaine hydrochloride; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $25,000 fine (April 5, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, and unpaid balance of the $25,000 fine remitted, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Jimmy L. Walden, Jr. – Morristown, TN
Offense: Possession with the intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine; possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana; Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentence: Life imprisonment (May 19, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Rodney Edward Wall – Rockingham, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base within 1,000 feet of a protected area; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 7, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Clarence Ward – Hollywood, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (four counts); felon in possession of a firearm; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 20, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment.

Richard Douglas Warrick – Englewood, NJ
Offense: Drug conspiracy: controlled substance, sell, distribute or dispense mixture of cocaine base; controlled substance, sell, distribute or dispense mixture cocaine base (two counts); Northern District of Alabama
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $500 fine (January 10, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Jamel Washington – Austin, TX
Offense: Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute; felon in possession of a firearm; Western District of Texas
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (December 1, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Dennis Merrimon Waters – Hendersonville, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and cocaine; Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (October 1, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.

Dennis L. Webb – Washington, DC
Offense: Unlawful distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base (two counts); unlawful distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base (incorrectly listed on the judgment as cocaine); unlawful possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; District of Columbia
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 13, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Billy Whitehead – North Little Rock, AR
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; aiding and abetting the distribution of less than five grams of cocaine base (two counts); distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (two counts); aiding and abetting the distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (two counts); Eastern District of Arkansas
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 21, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Patricia Widener – Glade Spring, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $10,950 restitution (November 13, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 151 months’ imprisonment, and unpaid balance of restitution obligation remitted.

Ralph K. Williams – Baltimore, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; District of Maryland
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $6 million forfeiture (February 25, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment and obligation and payment of forfeiture remitted.

Byron Willis – Knoxville, TN
Offense: Distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine hydrochloride; Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (March 7, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Damion M. Wilson – Caruthersville, MO
Offense: Distribution of five grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (March 19, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

David Dejuan Wise – Montgomery, AL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride; possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride and aiding and abetting; possession of cocaine base; Middle District of Alabama
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (July 13, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

Karen Denise Witherspoon – Lenoir, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and cocaine base; Western District of North Carolina
Sentence: 324 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (September 10, 2007); amended to 262 months’ imprisonment (November 19, 2015)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Ervin Darnell Worthy – Akron, OH
Offense: 1. Felon in possession of a firearm; possession of a firearm with an altered

serial number; Northern District of Ohio

Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine; Northern District of Ohio

Sentence: 1. Life imprisonment (February 7, 1996)

Life imprisonment (February 7, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2017.

James Wright – Baltimore, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and aiding and abetting; District of Maryland
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 4, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.

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“The individual nature of the clemency process underscores both its incredible power to change a person’s life, but also its inherent shortcoming as a tool for broader sentencing reform,” wrote Neil Eggleston, Obama’s top lawyer, in a blog post on the White House website Wednesday.

“That is why action from Congress is so important. While we continue to work to act on as many clemency applications as possible, only legislation can bring about lasting change to the federal system. It is critical that both the House and the Senate continue to work on a bipartisan basis to get a criminal justice reform bill to the President’s desk,” he said.

Of the 214 commutations Obama granted Wednesday, 67 of the prisoners were facing life sentences and the vast majority imprisoned for nonviolent drug crimes.

Obama has actively worked to change the nations’ approach to clemency and to eliminate outdated and unnecessarily severe laws that are still on the books.

He boasted about the amount of commutations he has issued as president in an interview with National Public Radio in July.

“The work we’re doing with commutations is unprecedented and I have now commuted more sentences for nonviolent drug offenses than the last seven or eight president’s combined,” Obama said.

Shock: Obama commutes sentences of 214 bad guys, most ever in one day

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