Summary
Juan Garcia received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Garcia had been convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and witness tampering. The commutation reduced Garcia's sentence of imprisonment, though the specific sentence imposed at conviction and the length of the commuted sentence are not detailed in the available record.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana; aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute marijuana; witness tampering
Original sentence: 300 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Eastern District of Tennessee).
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