Summary
Michelle West was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, drug-related murder, aiding and abetting, false statements to an institution with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and laundering of monetary instruments. On January 19, 2025, President Joe Biden commuted her sentence.
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Commutation · January 19, 2025
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; drug related murder, aiding and abetting; false statements to institution with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; laundering of monetary instruments
Original sentence: 60 months supervised release (sentenced June 14, 1994, Eastern District of Michigan).
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