Summary
Mark J. Thornton received a commutation of sentence on January 17, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Thornton had been convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine and in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the record does not specify the original sentence length or the reduced term to which it was commuted.
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Commutation · January 17, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine and in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime
Original sentence: 96 months supervised release (Southern District of Ohio).
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