Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Michael Lee Roth
Granted November 4, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Michael Lee Roth was convicted in the Northern District of Iowa in 2008 of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, conspiracy to possess and distribute pseudoephedrine following felony drug conviction, and travel in interstate commerce to promote and facilitate a controlled-substance manufacturing and distribution enterprise, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (c)(1), (c)(2), 846 & 851, and 18 U.S.C. §§ 1952(a)(3) & (a)(3)(A). He was sentenced to 248 months of imprisonment and 120 months of supervised release. On November 4, 2016, President Barack Obama granted him a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual and possess and distribute pseudoephedrine following felony drug conviction, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (c)(1), (c)(2), 846 & 851; travel in interstate commerce and aid and abet travel in interstate commerce with the intent to promote and facilitate a business enterprise involving the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1952(a)(3) & (a)(3)(A)
Northern District of Iowa · 2008
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
248 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced March 12, 2015 · Northern District of Iowa
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