Summary
Curtis McDonald received a commutation of sentence on October 21, 2020, from President Donald Trump. McDonald had been convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, attempted possession of cocaine in quantities of 12, 9, 75, and 10 kilograms with intent to deliver or distribute, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering (four counts). The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and any conditions attached to the commutation are not detailed in the available record.
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Commutation · October 21, 2020
Granted by Donald Trump (Republican)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; attempted possession of 12 kilograms cocaine with intent to deliver; attempted possession of 9 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute; attempted possession of 75 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute; attempted possession of 10 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute; conspiracy to commit money laundering; money laundering (four counts)
Original sentence: 60 months supervised release (sentenced February 28, 1997, Western District of Tennessee).
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