Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Paul Free
Granted December 19, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Paul Free was convicted in the Eastern District of Michigan in 1995 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of marijuana. On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Free a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of marijuana
Eastern District of Michigan · 1995
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