Summary
Rudolph McKinnon, Jr. was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(iii), and 846; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(iii); and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted McKinnon's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(iii), & 846; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B)(iii); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A))
Original sentence: 300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release · $1,000.00 fine (Northern District of Florida).
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