Summary
James McDade received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. McDade had been convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and conspiracy to commit laundering of monetary instruments, with forfeiture ordered on two counts. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the record does not specify the original sentence length or the reduction granted.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; conspiracy to commit laundering of monetary instruments; forfeiture (two counts)
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Western District of Louisiana).
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