Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Billy Ray Fairley, Sr.
Granted January 17, 2017 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Billy Ray Fairley, Sr. was convicted in the Middle District of North Carolina in 2002 of distributing cocaine base (crack) and was sentenced to 288 months imprisonment followed by 120 months of supervised release. On January 17, 2017, President Barack Obama granted Fairley a commutation of his sentence. The commutation reduced his term of imprisonment, though the record does not specify the reduced sentence length or any conditions attached to the grant.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Distributed cocaine base (crack)
Middle District of North Carolina · 2002
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
288 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Middle District of North Carolina
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