Federal clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Jose Carlos Arras, Jr., aka Jose Carlos Arras
Summary
On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Jose Carlos Arras, Jr., who was convicted in 2002 in the District of New Mexico of conspiracy to import marijuana and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana under 21 U.S.C. §§ 963 and 846. Arras's original sentence of 262 months imprisonment and 96 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.
Offense
1. Conspiracy to import, 21 U.S.C. § 963; conspiracy to wit: possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms and more of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846;
1. District of New Mexico · 2002
- Offense — 1. Conspiracy to import, 21 U.S.C. § 963 (21 U.S.C. § 963)
- Offense — conspiracy to wit: possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms and more of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Original sentence
262 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release
Sentenced 1. District of New Mexico