Summary
Jose Ramon Rivas received a commutation of sentence on October 6, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Rivas had been convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base under federal law. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific term commuted and the district court of conviction are not identified in the available record.
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Commutation · October 6, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base ("crack")
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Eastern District of Pennsylvania).
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