Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Michael Santoyo
Granted December 18, 2015 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Michael Santoyo was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1993 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and three counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. He was sentenced to 240 months of supervised release. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Santoyo a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; possession with intent to distribute cocaine (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841
Eastern Michigan · 1993
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
possession with intent to distribute cocaine (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841 (21 U.S.C. § 841)
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
240 months supervised release · $80,000.00 fine
Sentenced Eastern Michigan
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People and petition history
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