Federal clemency record
Pardon · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to William Bernie Heckle, Jr., aka Billy Heckle
Summary
William Bernie Heckle, Jr. was pardoned on December 19, 2016, by President Barack Obama for offenses including falsification of medical prescriptions and illegal dispensing of controlled substances in the District of South Carolina, for which he was convicted in 1996 and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and 36 months supervised release.
Offense
Falsifying medical prescriptions and illegally dispensing controlled substances (Schedule II through Schedule V); dispensing prescription medication without a legitimate written order from a prescribing physician
District of South Carolina · 1996
Original sentence
18 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release
Sentenced District of South Carolina