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Bashir Noorzai, also known as Basheer Ahmad and Haji Bashir Noorzai

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Summary

Bashir Noorzai, also known as Basheer Ahmad and Haji Bashir Noorzai, received a commutation of sentence on September 19, 2022, from President Joe Biden. Noorzai had been convicted of conspiracy to import heroin and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and the precise federal district court of conviction are not identified in the available record.

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Commutation · September 19, 2022

Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)

Conspiracy to import heroin; conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin

Original sentence: 60 months supervised release · $25,000.00 fine (sentenced April 30, 2009, Southern District of New York).

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