Federal clemency case file
Pardon of Merrill Edwin EDELSTON
Granted December 23, 1971 by Richard Nixon (Republican).
In-depth case review
Merrill Edwin Edelston received a pardon on December 23, 1971, from President Richard Nixon. The pardon was granted for a federal conviction in the District of Minnesota. No additional details regarding the statutes of conviction, sentence imposed, or conditions of the clemency action are present in the provided record.
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