Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Tony Orlando Hughes
Granted October 27, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Tony Orlando Hughes was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in 2004 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base, distribution of cocaine base on 22 counts, distribution of cocaine on two counts, possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime on eight counts, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine on three counts. He was sentenced to 616 months imprisonment followed by 120 months of supervised release. On October 27, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Hughes a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base; distribute cocaine base (22 counts); distribute cocaine (two counts); possession of firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime (eight counts); possess with intent to distribute cocaine (three counts)
Eastern District of Virginia · 2004
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
616 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of Virginia
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People and petition history
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