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Michelle West was convicted in the Eastern District of Michigan in 1994 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, drug-related murder aiding and abetting, false statements to a federally insured financial institution, and laundering of monetary instruments. She received an original sentence of 60 months supervised release. On January 19, 2025, President Joe Biden granted West a commutation of her sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; drug related murder, aiding and abetting; false statements to institution with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; laundering of monetary instruments
Eastern District of Michigan · 1994
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Original penalties
Sentence
60 months supervised release
Sentenced June 14, 1994 · Eastern District of Michigan
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