Federal clemency case file
Pardon of Russell Carl Clifton
Granted December 23, 1999 by Bill Clinton (Democratic).
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Russell Carl Clifton was convicted in the Northern District of California of transmission of a false distress signal in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 325, a misdemeanor offense. On December 23, 1999, President Bill Clinton granted Clifton a pardon for this conviction.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Transmission of a false distress signal (misdemeanor), 47 U.S.C. § 325
N. D. Cal.
Offense
Transmission of a false distress signal (misdemeanor), 47 U.S.C. § 325 (47 U.S.C. § 325)
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