Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Nader Modanlo
Granted January 16, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Nader Modanlo was convicted in the District of Maryland in 2013 of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, violations of the International Economic Powers Act, money laundering, and obstruction of bankruptcy proceedings, under 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, 3292, 1512(c)(2), 1956(a)(2)(A), and 1957(a); 50 U.S.C. § 1705(b); C.F.R. § 560.204 and § 560.206; and 28 U.S.C. § 2461. He was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment and 36 months supervised release. On January 16, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Modanlo a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, & 3292 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461; violation of the International Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1705(b) and C.F.R. § 560.204; 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, and 3292; and 28 U.S.C. § 2461; violation of the International Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1705(b) and C.F.R. § 560.206; 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, & 3292; and 28 U.S.C. § 2461; money laundering; 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, 1956(a)(2)(A), & 3292 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461; money laundering (five counts), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, 1957(a), & 3292 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461; obstruction of bankruptcy proceedings, 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2)
District of Maryland · 2013
Offense
Conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, & 3292 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461 (28 U.S.C. § 2461)
Offense
violation of the International Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1705(b) and C.F.R. § 560.204 (50 U.S.C. § 1705(b) and C.F.R. § 560.204)
Offense
and 28 U.S.C. § 2461 (28 U.S.C. § 2461)
Offense
violation of the International Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1705(b) and C.F.R. § 560.206 (50 U.S.C. § 1705(b) and C.F.R. § 560.206)
Offense
and 28 U.S.C. § 2461 (28 U.S.C. § 2461)
Offense
18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, 1956(a)(2)(A), & 3292 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461 (28 U.S.C. § 2461)
Offense
money laundering (five counts), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 981(a)(1)(C), 982, 1957(a), & 3292 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461 (28 U.S.C. § 2461)
Offense
obstruction of bankruptcy proceedings, 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) (18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
96 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release
Sentenced District of Maryland
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