Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Joe Louis Champion
Granted July 13, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Joe Louis Champion was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1997 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 376.9 grams of cocaine base (crack) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute 376.9 grams of cocaine base (crack) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). He was sentenced to 120 months of supervised release. On July 13, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Champion a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 376.9 grams of cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. § 846; aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute 376.9 grams of cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)
Southern Texas · 1997
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 376.9 grams of cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute 376.9 grams of cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
120 months supervised release · $4,000.00 fine
Sentenced Southern Texas
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