Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Ricky Lee Groves
Granted January 19, 2017 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Ricky Lee Groves was convicted in the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1995 of continuing criminal enterprise; use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime and aiding and abetting; and trading food stamps for cocaine base and aiding and abetting (five counts). He was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment followed by 60 months supervised release. On January 19, 2017, President Barack Obama granted Groves a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Continuing criminal enterprise; use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime and aiding and abetting; trading food stamps for cocaine base and aiding and abetting (five counts)
Eastern District of North Carolina · 1995
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
60 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of North Carolina
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People and petition history
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