Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Way Quoe Long
Granted January 19, 2021 by Donald Trump (Republican).
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Way Quoe Long was convicted in the Eastern District of California in 1998 of continuing criminal enterprise; conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana; manufacturing of marijuana and aiding and abetting (two counts); using and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense; possession of a firearm silencer without a serial number; and possession of a machine gun (two counts). He was sentenced to 600 months imprisonment. On January 19, 2021, President Donald Trump granted Long a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Continuing criminal enterprise; conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana; manufacturing of marijuana and aiding and abetting (two counts); using and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense; possession of a firearm silencer without a serial number; possession of a machine gun (two counts)
Eastern District of California · 1998
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
600 months imprisonment
Sentenced March 16, 1998 · Eastern District of California
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