Federal clemency case file
Pardon of Edwin Alan North
Granted May 20, 2011 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Edwin Alan North was convicted in the Northern District of Indiana of transferring a firearm without payment of transfer tax in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(e). On May 20, 2011, President Barack Obama granted North a full pardon for this offense.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Transfer of a firearm without payment of transfer tax, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(e)
N. D. Ind.
Offense
Transfer of a firearm without payment of transfer tax, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(e) (26 U.S.C. § 5861(e))
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