Federal clemency record
Commutation · March 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Vander Keith Gore
Summary
Vander Keith Gore received a commutation of sentence on March 30, 2016, from President Barack Obama for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute controlled substances including cocaine base, cocaine, marijuana, and heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, committed in the District of South Carolina. Gore was convicted in 2002 and had been serving a 240-month prison sentence with 120 months of supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, five kilograms or more of cocaine, 50 kilograms or more of marijuana, and less than 100 grams of heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 846
District of South Carolina · 2002
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, five kilograms or more of cocaine, 50 kilograms or more of marijuana, and less than 100 grams of heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Original sentence
240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced District of South Carolina