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Kenneth Shannon Meadows, aka Kenny Shannon Meadows

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Summary

Kenneth Shannon Meadows was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina of manufacturing, assembling, modifying, selling, and distributing electronic devices for the unauthorized decryption of direct-to-home satellite television services. On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Meadows a full pardon for this offense.

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Clemency record

Pardon · December 19, 2016

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Manufacture, assemble, modify, sell and distribute electronic devices for the unauthorized decryption of direct-to-home satellite television services

Original sentence: 36 months probation (Western District of Kentucky).

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