Summary
John McCauley was convicted in federal district court of distribution of cocaine and cocaine base after prior felony drug convictions. On January 19, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted McCauley's sentence. The commutation was granted for convictions involving distribution of 4.41 grams of cocaine following a previous felony drug conviction, and distribution and aiding and abetting the distribution of 3.61 grams of cocaine base and 0.76 grams of cocaine following a prior felony drug conviction.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Distribution of 4.41 grams of cocaine after having been previously convicted of a felony drug offense; distribution and aid and abet the distribution of 3.61 grams of cocaine base and .76 grams of cocaine after having been previously convicted of a felony
Original sentence: 366 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Northern District of Iowa).
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