Summary
Alberto Gonzalez received a commutation on December 18, 2015, from President Barack Obama. Gonzalez had been convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and distribution of 1,003 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific original sentence length and the reduced term are not detailed in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of 1,003 grams of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — distribution of 1,003 grams of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Original sentence: 262 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Eastern Pennsylvania).
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