Federal clemency case file
Pardon of Samuel Wesley Howze, aka Sala Udin
Granted December 19, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Samuel Wesley Howze, also known as Sala Udin, was convicted in the Western District of Kentucky in 1970 of unlawfully transporting firearms and possession of untaxpaid distilled spirits. He was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment. On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Howze a full pardon.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Unlawfully transporting firearms; possession of untaxpaid distilled spirits
Western District of Kentucky · 1970
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Sentence
60 months imprisonment
Sentenced Western District of Kentucky
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