Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Daron Benjamin Swygert
Granted December 18, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Daron Benjamin Swygert was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 2001 of possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He was sentenced to 240 months imprisonment followed by 120 months of supervised release. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Swygert a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
South Carolina · 2001
Offense
Possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced South Carolina
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People and petition history
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