Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Juan Fernando Mendoza-Cardenas
Granted December 18, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Juan Fernando Mendoza-Cardenas was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 2004 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a), and 841(b)(1)(A)(vii). He was sentenced to 240 months imprisonment followed by 120 months of supervised release. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Mendoza-Cardenas a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a) & (b)(1)A)(vii)
Northern Georgia · 2004
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Original penalties
Sentence
240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern Georgia
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