Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Eddie Lee Cooks
Granted December 18, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Eddie Lee Cooks was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1994 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and three counts of distribution of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Cooks a commutation of sentence. The specific terms of the original sentence and the precise reduction granted were not detailed in the available record.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of cocaine base (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Western Louisiana · 1994
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
distribution of cocaine base (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Sentence and money
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People and petition history
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Co-defendants
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Petitions
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Connection records
Donations, lobbying, and disclosed activity
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