Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Billy Mel Alford
Summary
Billy Mel Alford, convicted in the Western District of Texas in 1998 of three counts of marijuana importation and three counts of possession with intent to distribute, received a commutation of sentence from President Barack Obama on December 19, 2016. Alford's original sentence of 480 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation action.
Offense
Importation of a quantity of marijuana (three counts); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana (three counts)
Western District of Texas · 1998
Original sentence
480 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release · $200,000.00 fine
Sentenced July 22, 1997 · Western District of Texas