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James H. Roane, Jr. was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in 1993 of continuing criminal enterprise; murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise, aiding and abetting (three counts); use of a firearm in a crime of violence or drug trafficking (four counts); committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, aiding and abetting (five counts); and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. He was sentenced to 780 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release. On December 23, 2024, President Joe Biden granted Roane a commutation of his sentence.
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Continuing criminal enterprise; murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise, aiding and abetting (three counts); use of a firearm in a crime of violence or drug trafficking (four counts); committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, aiding and abetting (five counts); possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine
Eastern District of Virginia · 1993
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780 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced June 1, 1993 · Eastern District of Virginia
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