Summary
Dennis Chan Lai was convicted in federal district court of continuing criminal enterprise, 32 counts of possession with intent to distribute, interstate travel in aid of racketeering, two counts of possession of illegal weapon, and possession of weapon without serial numbers. On January 19, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Continuing criminal enterprise; possession with intent to distribute (32 counts); interstate travel in aid of racketeering; possession of illegal weapon (two counts); possession of weapon without serial numbers
Original sentence: 60 months imprisonment (Northern District of California).
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