Commutation · January 19, 2021

Summary

Lerna Lea Paulson received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2021, from President Donald Trump for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance in the District of North Dakota, for which she was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to 204 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release. The commutation reduced her custodial term while leaving the supervised release portion of her sentence intact.