Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Billy Dee Williams
Summary
Billy Dee Williams's sentence of 60 months imprisonment was commuted by President Barack Obama on December 19, 2016. Williams had been convicted in the Western District of North Carolina in 2006 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, using or carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and aiding and abetting. The commutation left intact the 120-month term of supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; using/carrying firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and aiding and abetting
Western District of North Carolina · 2006
Original sentence
60 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Western District of North Carolina