Summary
Ronnie Lorenzo Hardy was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, principal to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm during a felony drug offense, as charged under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), (b)(1)(A), and 846; 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and (b)(1)(A)(iii); 18 U.S.C. § 2; 18 U.S.C. § 922(g); and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Hardy a commutation of sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), (b)(1)(A), & 846; principal to possess ion with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) &(b)(1)(A)(iii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2; unlawful possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g); possession of a firearm during a felony drug offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — principal to possess ion with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) &(b)(1)(A)(iii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — unlawful possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
- Offense — possession of a firearm during a felony drug offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1))
Original sentence: 60 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release · $1,000.00 fine (Northern District of Florida).
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