President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced Tuesday that he’s granting clemency to 78 individuals, consisting of three pardons and 75 commutations.
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following three individuals:
Abraham W. Bolden, Sr. – Chicago, Illinois
Abraham Bolden is an 86-year-old former U.S. Secret Service agent and was the first African American to serve on a presidential detail. In 1964, Mr. Bolden was charged with offenses related to attempting to sell a copy of a Secret Service file. His first trial resulted in a hung jury, and following his conviction at a second trial, even though key witnesses against him admitted to lying at the prosecutor’s request, Mr. Bolden was denied a new trial and ultimately served several years in federal custody. He has steadfastly maintained his innocence, arguing that he was targeted for prosecution in retaliation for exposing unprofessional and racist behavior within the U.S. Secret Service. Mr. Bolden has received numerous honors and awards for his ongoing work to speak out against the racism he faced in the Secret Service in the 1960s, and his courage in challenging injustice. Mr. Bolden has also been recognized for his many contributions to his community following his release from prison.
Betty Jo Bogans – Houston, Texas
Betty Jo Bogans is a 51-year-old woman who was convicted in 1998 of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in the Southern District of Texas after attempting to transport drugs for her boyfriend and his accomplice, neither of whom were detained or arrested. At the time of her conviction, Ms. Bogans was a single mother with no prior record, who accepted responsibility for her limited role in the offense. Because of the harsh penalties in place at the time she was convicted, Ms. Bogan received a seven-year sentence. In the nearly two decades since her release from custody, Ms. Bogans has held consistent employment, even while undergoing treatment for cancer, and has focused on raising her son.
Dexter Eugene Jackson – Athens, Georgia
Dexter Jackson is a 52-year-old man who was convicted in 2002 for using his business to facilitate the distribution of marijuana in the Northern District of Georgia. Mr. Jackson was not personally involved in trafficking marijuana, but allowed marijuana distributors to use his pool hall to facilitate drug transactions. He accepted full responsibility for his actions at the time he was charged, and pled guilty. Since his release from custody, Mr. Jackson has converted his business into a cell-phone repair service and hired local high school students through a program that seeks to provide young adults with work experience. Mr. Jackson has also worked to build and renovate homes in a community that lacks quality affordable housing.
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is commuting the sentences of the following 75 individuals:
Sergio Acosta – Montgomery, Alabama
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine (Eastern District of Kentucky).
Sentence: 97 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (February 23, 2018).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Kathy Marie Albrecht – Jamestown, North Dakota
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute a controlled substance (District of North Dakota).
Sentence: 150 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (November 6, 2014).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Maria Isabel Arreola – San Bernardino, California
Offense:
1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine (Eastern District of Texas).
2. Conspiracy to distribute cocaine hydrochloride (Middle District of North Carolina).
Sentence:
1. 121 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (March 24, 2016).
2. 130 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (November 17, 2016).
Prison sentences and terms of supervised release in each case to run concurrently.
Commutation Grant: Sentences commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year terms of supervised release.
Roberto Barrio – South Gate, California
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute cocaine base and cocaine powder; interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprise (four counts); use of a telephone to facilitate the distribution of cocaine base and cocaine powder (two counts) (Western District of Oklahoma).
Sentence: Life imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (October 23, 2000).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Kelvin Beaufort – Charlotte, North Carolina
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (Western District of North Carolina).
Sentence: 324 months of imprisonment, 20-year term of supervised release (December 10, 2007); amended to 262 months of imprisonment, 20-year term of supervised release (January 20, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the 20-year term of supervised release.
Brandon Todd Berry – Sikeston, Missouri
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine (Eastern District of Missouri).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (October 19, 2010).
Commutation Grant: Sentence to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Sharon Louise Boatright – Richardson, Texas
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Northern District of Texas).
Sentence: 190 months of imprisonment, four-year term of supervised release (December 16, 2013); amended to 188 months of imprisonment, four-year term of supervised release (July 15, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the four-year term of supervised release.
Terry Booty – Morgan City, Louisiana
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine (Eastern District of Louisiana).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release, $10,000 fine (November 13, 2008).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $10,000 fine.
Ramola Kaye Brown – Huntsville, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and less than 50 kilograms of marijuana (Southern District of Texas).
Sentence: 145 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (September 15, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Julian Burford – Bedford, Ohio
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine (Northern District of Ohio).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (September 17, 2009).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Mark Richard Burton – Odessa, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and/or 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine (Western District of Texas).
Sentence: 121 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $15,000 fine (March 16, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Nickolas Cano – Amarillo, Texas
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting (Northern District of Texas).
Sentence: 140 months of imprisonment, four-year term of supervised release (September 5, 2014).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the four-year term of supervised release.
Ruben Lopez Cazares – Chula Vista, California
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute controlled substance (District of Nebraska).
Sentence: 300 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (June 7, 2007); amended to 262 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (January 12, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Jose Luis Colunga – Juniata, Nebraska
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana (Eastern District of Tennessee).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (July 13, 2010).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on October 26, 2023, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Paul Hernandez Contreras – Perris, California
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine (District of Colorado).
Sentence: 108 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (January 8, 2019).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Karen Cox – Salt Lake City, Utah
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (District of Wyoming).
Sentence: 121 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $900 community restitution (June 16, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the 60-month term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $900 community restitution.
Lori Jean Cross – North Richland Hills, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance (Northern District of Texas).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (September 12, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Mario Cruz – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute an unspecified quantity of cocaine and heroin (Western District of Michigan).
Sentence: 121 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (January 23, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Christopher Dancy – Prince George, Virginia
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine hydrochloride (Eastern District of Virginia).
Sentence: 336 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (February 27, 2009); amended to 288 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (December 19, 2018).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Catalina Davis – San Antonio, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Western District of Texas).
Sentence: 210 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (March 6, 2014); amended to 151 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (August 31, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Stacie Demers – Constable, New York
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana; aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute marijuana (Northern District of New York).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (October 26, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Deborah Ann Dodd – Forney, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectible amount of methamphetamine or 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine (Eastern District of Texas).
Sentence: 140 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (February 19, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Manuel Ruben Duran-Pimentel – Miami, Florida
Offense: Conspiracy to import controlled substances; laundering of monetary instruments (District of Puerto Rico).
Sentence: 151 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (April 20, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Nova Neal Finau – Fort Worth, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance (Northern District of Texas).
Sentence: 140 months of imprisonment, four-year term of supervised release (March 31, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the four-year term of supervised release.
Tina Marie Finazzo – Las Vegas, Nevada
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (District of Hawaii).
Sentence: 172 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (February 16, 2012); amended to 168 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (May 19, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
David C. Frazier – St. Louis, Missouri
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute a mixture containing cocaine; maintaining a drug involved premises (Eastern District of Missouri).
Sentence: 144 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (May 21, 2014).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Julio Garza – Edinberg, Texas
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of cocaine (Southern District of Texas).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (May 13, 2010).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Odell Givens – Certe, Illinois
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (three counts) (Northern District of Illinois).
Sentence: 186 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (December 14, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Dianna Gonzalez-Agosto – Altura de Rio G, Puerto Rico
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 3.5 kilograms but less than 5 kilograms of cocaine within a protected location (District of Puerto Rico).
Sentence: 87 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release (July 14, 2020).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the eight-year term of supervised release.
Virgil Goodman, Jr. – Lexington, Tennessee
Offense: Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute (Western District of Tennessee).
Sentence: 262 months of imprisonment, six-year term of supervised release (June 30, 2005).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the six-year term of supervised release.
Christopher Gunter – Columbia, South Carolina
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, and 100 kilograms or more of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana and a quantity of MDMA (District of South Carolina).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (September 25, 2008).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Rachel Lynn Hanson – Richton Park, Illinois
Offense: Possession of an unspecified quantity of cocaine with intent to distribute (Western District of Michigan).
Sentence: 151 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (March 4, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Stephanie Hernandez – Dallas, Texas
Offense: Distribution of a controlled substance (Northern District of Texas).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (April 21, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Brandon Jermaine Huguley – Chattanooga, Tennessee
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (Eastern District of Tennessee).
Sentence: 235 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (August 20, 2012); amended to 188 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (May 22, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
David Charles Jenkins – Beaumont, Texas
Offense:
1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Western District of Louisiana).
2. Violation of supervised release (Eastern District of Texas).
3. Production of counterfeit access devices (Eastern District of Texas).
Sentence:
1. 151 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release, $5,000 fine (November 28, 2011); amended to 121 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release, $5,000 fine (February 9, 2018).
2. 24 months of imprisonment (January 5, 2012).
3. 24 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release, $2,516 restitution (April 29, 2015).
Prison sentences and terms of supervised release in each case to run consecutively.
Commutation Grant: Sentences commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the eight and three-year terms of supervised release, and the unpaid remainders, if any, of the $5,000 fine and $2,516 restitution.
Douglas Dean Johnson – Dickens, Iowa
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and possess and distribute pseudoephedrine following a felony drug conviction; travel in interstate commerce and aid and abet travel in interstate commerce with the intent to promote and facilitate a business enterprise involving the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances (Northern District of Iowa).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (December 8, 2008).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Gregory Jones – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; attempted possession with the intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine and aiding and abetting (East District of Pennsylvania).
Sentence: 216 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $2,500 fine (March 30, 2012).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $2,500 fine.
Stephan George Jones – Rosebud, South Dakota
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance (District of South Dakota).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $1,000 fine (April 11, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $1,000 fine.
Terri Kelly – Rialto, California
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine (Eastern District of Kentucky).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (November 30, 2009).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Tellas Levallas Kennedy – Glennville, Georgia
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute a quantity of cocaine hydrochloride (Southern District of Georgia).
Sentence: 210 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $4,800 fine (September 30, 2013); amended to 168 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $4,800 fine (October 22, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release and $4,800 fine.
Vincent Edward Kennedy – Surfside Beach, South Carolina
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; money laundering (District of South Carolina).
Sentence: 180 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (June 26, 2014); amended to 145 months of imprisonment 10-year term of supervised release (June 29, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Brittany Krambeck – Fort Worth, Texas
Offense: Maintaining drug involved premises; structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements (Northern District of Texas).
Sentence: 220 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (October 29, 2010).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2024, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Carry Le – Duluth, Georgia
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants (Southern District of Texas).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (March 4, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
David Lee – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin and to distribute or manufacture in or near a school zone; distribution and possession of heroin with intent to distribute (seven counts); use of communication facility (Eastern District of Pennsylvania).
Sentence: 300 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release, $1,500 fine (October 1, 2007); amended to 243 months of imprisonment,10-year term of supervised release, $1,500 fine (June 24, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release and $1,500 fine.
Rosamaria Lucero – New Braunfels, Texas
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, aiding and abetting (Western District of Texas).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (February 13, 2018).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Paul A. Lupercio – Blue Springs, Missouri
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and five kilograms or more of cocaine (Western District of Missouri).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (May 8, 2008).
Commutation Grant: Sentence to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Angelica Marquez – Apple Valley, California
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (District of Kansas).
Sentence: 117 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (April 23, 2018).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Eddie Mateus – New York, New York
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine (Southern District of New York).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (January 17, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Stephanie McMurphy – Adel, Georgia
Offense: Distribution of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school (Middle District of Georgia).
Sentence: 102 months of imprisonment, six-year term of supervised release (October 22, 2018).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the six-year term of supervised release.
Byron James Miller – St. Louis, Missouri
Offense:
1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of cocaine (Eastern District of Missouri).
2. Possession with intent to distribute heroin; possession of heroin in a federal prison (District of Central Illinois).
Sentence:
1. 292 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (June 6, 1997); amended to 188 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release (December 17, 2019).
2. 210 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (March 5, 1999).
Prison sentences and terms of supervised release in each case to run consecutively.
Commutation Grant: Sentences commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the consecutive eight and three-year terms of supervised release.
Bethel Cheyenne Mooneyham – Spencer, Tennessee
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine (Eastern District of Tennessee).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (June 13, 2011).
Commutation Grant: Sentence to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Colleen Mossberger – Crest Hill, Illinois
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (Northern District of Texas).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (June 5, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Quang Nguyen – Houston, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants (Southern District of Texas).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (March 30, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Rickey Wayne Norton – Augusta, Georgia
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (Southern District of Georgia).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release, $40,000 fine (October 17, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $40,000 fine.
Shannon Ann Norton – Augusta, Georgia
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (Southern District of Georgia).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release, $40,000 fine (October 17, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $40,000 fine.
Thomas Perkins – Louisville, Kentucky
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 5 kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride (mixture) and 50 grams or more of cocaine base (mixture) (Southern District of Indiana).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (December 22, 2008).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Aaron Ponce – Odessa, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute a controlled substance, 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine (Western District of Texas).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (July 11, 2013).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Rose Trujillo Rangel – Waco, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, a schedule II-narcotic-drug-controlled substance (Western District of Texas).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release, $5,000 fine (April 14, 2008).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $5,000 fine.
Alejandro Reyna – Brownsville, Texas
Offense: Importation of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (Western District of Texas).
Sentence: 210 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $2,000 fine (January 16, 2014); amended to 180 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $2,000 fine (February 26, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $2,000 fine.
Fermin Serna – Rio Grande City, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, a schedule I controlled substance (Southern District of Texas).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (November 9, 2007).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Mackie Shivers – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine (Southern District of Florida).
Sentence: Life imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (April 10, 2001).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release.
Kirstie Marie Smith Israel – Albertville, Alabama
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (Northern District of Alabama).
Sentence: 97 months of imprisonment, three-year term of supervised release (August 23, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release.
Tony Lee Stanfield – Villa Rica, Georgia
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Western District of North Carolina).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (November 2, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Cleola Sullivan – Tallahassee, Florida
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine; possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine (Northern District of Florida).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (December 13, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Charles Arnold Thomas – Inglewood, California
Offense:
1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of phencyclidine, or one kilogram or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of phencyclidine (Southern District of Texas).
2. Possession of a prohibited item by a prison inmate (Eastern District of Arkansas).
Sentence:
1. 210 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (August 4, 2011).
2. Seven months of imprisonment (April 25, 2018).
Prison sentences in each case to run consecutively.
Commutation Grant: Sentences commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Edwin G. Tierney – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (District of Nebraska).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (November 8, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Jesse Alan Trimue – Burton, Michigan
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 5 grams of actual methamphetamine and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture, a schedule II-controlled substance (Eastern District of Tennessee).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release (June 6, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the eight-year term of supervised release.
Daniel Valencia – Maylene, Alabama
Offense: Importation of a quantity of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine (Southern District of Texas).
Sentence: 135 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $2,000 fine (April 24, 2015).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $2,000 fine.
Martin R. Vandemerwe – Price, Utah
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (District of Utah).
Sentence: 20 years of imprisonment; five-year term of supervised release (September 23, 2009).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
James Darrell Walker – Lubbock, Texas
Offense: Distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Texas).
Sentence: 327 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (August 21, 2006); amended to 262 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (June 9, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Cindy Noella Williams – Casper, Wyoming
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (District of Wyoming).
Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release, $800 restitution (October 10, 2018); amended to 102 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release; $800 restitution (November 4, 2019).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $800 restitution.
Cynthia Lynn Yeley-Davis – Mills, Wyoming
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute methamphetamine (District of Wyoming).
Sentence: 240 months of imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release, $1,000 fine (December 17, 2009).
Commutation Grant: Sentence to expire on August 24, 2022, leaving intact and in effect the 10-year term of supervised release and the unpaid remainder, if any, of the $1,000 fine.
Andrea Zavala – Waterloo, Iowa
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine and 5 grams of actual methamphetamine (Northern District of Iowa).
Sentence: 108 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (June 7, 2017).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Courtney Donnell Zeno – Warner Robins, Georgia
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (five counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; forfeiture (Western District of Louisiana).
Sentence: Life imprisonment, 10-year term of supervised release (August 31, 2010); amended to 240 months of imprisonment, eight-year term of supervised release (February 7, 2013).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the eight-year term of supervised release.
David L. Zouck – Buffalo, Missouri
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; distribution of five grams or more of actual methamphetamine (Western District of Missouri).
Sentence: 132 months of imprisonment, five-year term of supervised release (March 30, 2016).
Commutation Grant: Sentence commuted to expire on April 26, 2023, with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the five-year term of supervised release.
Statement from President Biden:
America is a nation of laws and second chances, redemption, and rehabilitation. Elected officials on both sides of the aisle, faith leaders, civil rights advocates, and law enforcement leaders agree that our criminal justice system can and should reflect these core values that enable safer and stronger communities. During Second Chance Month, I am using my authority under the Constitution to uphold those values by pardoning and commuting the sentences of fellow Americans.
Today, I am pardoning three people who have demonstrated their commitment to rehabilitation and are striving every day to give back and contribute to their communities. I am also commuting the sentences of 75 people who are serving long sentences for non-violent drug offenses, many of whom have been serving on home confinement during the COVID-pandemic—and many of whom would have received a lower sentence if they were charged with the same offense today, thanks to the bipartisan First Step Act.
My Administration is also announcing new steps today to support those re-entering society after incarceration. These actions include: a new collaboration between the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Labor to provide job training; new grants for workforce development programs; greater opportunities to serve in federal government; expanded access to capital for people with convictions trying to start a small business; improved reentry services for veterans; and more support for health care, housing, and educational opportunities.
As I laid out in my comprehensive strategy to reduce gun crime, helping those who served their time return to their families and become contributing members of their communities is one of the most effective ways to reduce recidivism and decrease crime.
While today’s announcement marks important progress, my Administration will continue to review clemency petitions and deliver reforms that advance equity and justice, provide second chances, and enhance the wellbeing and safety of all Americans.
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