Summary
Chalana C. McFarland was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, fraudulent transfer of identification, fraud against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and money laundering, along with 30 counts of bank fraud, 60 counts of wire fraud, 73 counts of money laundering, obstruction of justice, and 4 counts of perjury. On January 19, 2021, President Donald Trump granted McFarland a commutation of sentence.
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Commutation · January 19, 2021
Granted by Donald Trump (Republican)
Conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, fraudulent transfer of identification, fraud against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, money laundering, engagement in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, and obstruction of justice; bank fraud (30 counts); wire fraud (60 counts); money laundering (73 counts); obstruction of justice; perjury (4 counts)
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (sentenced August 24, 2005, Northern District of Georgia).
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