Summary
Billy Mel Alford received a commutation of sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Alford had been convicted of importation of a quantity of marijuana (three counts) and possession with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana (three counts). The commutation reduced his federal sentence, though the specific original sentence length and sentencing district are not documented in the available record.
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Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Importation of a quantity of marijuana (three counts); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana (three counts)
Original sentence: 480 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release · $200,000.00 fine (sentenced July 22, 1997, Western District of Texas).
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