Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Shondu Maurice Dawson
Granted January 19, 2017 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Shondu Maurice Dawson was convicted in the Eastern District of North Carolina in 2005 of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base (crack) and more than 500 grams of cocaine, and of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and possessing said firearm in furtherance thereof. He was sentenced to 241 months imprisonment followed by 60 months supervised release. On January 19, 2017, President Barack Obama granted Dawson a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base (crack) and more than 500 grams of cocaine; carried a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and possess said firearm in furtherance
Eastern District of North Carolina · 2005
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
241 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of North Carolina
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