Federal clemency record
Pardon · December 10, 2007
Granted by George W. Bush (Republican) to William James Norman
Summary
William James Norman was pardoned on December 10, 2007, by President George W. Bush for violations in the Southern District of Georgia involving unlicensed distillery operations, including carrying on the business of a distiller without the required bond under 26 U.S.C. § 5601(a) and possessing and maintaining a still without the required external signage under 26 U.S.C. § 5180.
Offense
Possession of an unregistered distillery, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5179 and 5601(a)(1); carrying on the business of a distiller without giving the required bond, 26 U.S.C. § 5601(a); possession and custody of a still without the required sign outside the premises, 26 U.S.C. § 5180; working at a distillery without the required sign outside the premises, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5180 and 5681(c); unlawfully producing distilled spirits from mash and similar material, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5601(a)(8) and 5222
S. D. Ga.
- Offense — carrying on the business of a distiller without giving the required bond, 26 U.S.C. § 5601(a) (26 U.S.C. § 5601(a))
- Offense — possession and custody of a still without the required sign outside the premises, 26 U.S.C. § 5180 (26 U.S.C. § 5180)