Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Mario Claiborne
Granted January 19, 2021 by Donald Trump (Republican).
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Mario Claiborne was convicted in the Northern District of Illinois in 1994 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, use of the telephone to facilitate felony drug distribution (six counts), possession with intent to distribute cocaine (six counts), distribution of cocaine (four counts), and conducting financial transactions with money from drug transactions (two counts). He was sentenced to an unspecified term of imprisonment followed by 60 months of supervised release. On January 19, 2021, President Donald Trump granted Claiborne a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; use of the telephone to facilitate felony drug distribution (six counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine (six counts); distribution of cocaine (four counts); conducting financial transactions with money from drug transactions (two counts)
Northern District of Illinois · 1994
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Original penalties
Sentence
60 months supervised release
Sentenced May 23, 1994 · Northern District of Illinois
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