Federal clemency case file
Pardon of William James Norman
Granted December 10, 2007 by George W. Bush (Republican).
In-depth case review
William James Norman was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia of federal alcohol excise tax and distillery licensing violations under 26 U.S.C. §§ 5180, 5601(a), and related provisions, including carrying on the business of a distiller without giving the required bond and possession and custody of a still without the required sign outside the premises. On December 10, 2007, President George W. Bush granted Norman a pardon.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Possession of an unregistered distillery, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5179 and 5601(a)(1); carrying on the business of a distiller without giving the required bond, 26 U.S.C. § 5601(a); possession and custody of a still without the required sign outside the premises, 26 U.S.C. § 5180; working at a distillery without the required sign outside the premises, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5180 and 5681(c); unlawfully producing distilled spirits from mash and similar material, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5601(a)(8) and 5222
S. D. Ga.
Offense
carrying on the business of a distiller without giving the required bond, 26 U.S.C. § 5601(a) (26 U.S.C. § 5601(a))
Offense
possession and custody of a still without the required sign outside the premises, 26 U.S.C. § 5180 (26 U.S.C. § 5180)
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