Commutation of Patrick Kit Plumlee

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Patrick Kit Plumlee was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in 1994 of continuing criminal enterprise under 21 U.S.C. §§ 848(a) & (c) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; eight counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) & (b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; use of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking under 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1) & 2; renting, leasing, and making premises available for storing and distributing cocaine and cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 856(a)(2) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; conspiracy to commit money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 & 2; five counts of money laundering and conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) & 2; and four counts of money laundering and conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957 & 2. He was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release. On June 3, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Plumlee a commutation of his sentence.