Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 22, 2023
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic) to James Michael Barber
Summary
On December 22, 2023, President Joe Biden granted a commutation to James Michael Barber, who was convicted in the Western District of North Carolina in 2015 of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine and 280 grams of cocaine base. Barber's original sentence of 188 months imprisonment with 60 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine and 280 grams of cocaine base
Western District of North Carolina · 2015
Original sentence
188 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced February 13, 2015 · Western District of North Carolina