Summary
Jeffrey Scott Welch received a commutation of sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Welch had been convicted in federal court of distribution of methamphetamine (two counts), possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime (two counts), and unlawful possession of a firearm. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the record does not specify the original sentence length or the resulting sentence following the commutation.
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Clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Distribution of methamphetamine (two counts); possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime (two counts); unlawful possession of a firearm
Original sentence: 420 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release · $5,000.00 fine (District of Arizona).
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