Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Wendell Edward Betancourt
Granted December 18, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Wendell Edward Betancourt was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in 2002 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. He was sentenced to 220 months imprisonment followed by 60 months supervised release. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Betancourt a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute “crack” cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846
Northern West Virginia · 2002
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
220 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern West Virginia
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