Federal clemency record
Commutation · November 4, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Michael Lee Roth
Summary
Michael Lee Roth received a commutation of sentence from President Barack Obama on November 4, 2016, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and related offenses under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (c)(1), (c)(2), 846, and 851, and for travel in interstate commerce to facilitate controlled substance distribution under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1952(a)(3) and (a)(3)(A). Roth was convicted in the Northern District of Iowa in 2008 and had been serving a 248-month sentence with 120 months of supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual and possess and distribute pseudoephedrine following felony drug conviction, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (c)(1), (c)(2), 846 & 851; 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, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1952(a)(3) & (a)(3)(A)
Northern District of Iowa · 2008
Original sentence
248 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced March 12, 2015 · Northern District of Iowa