Federal clemency record
Commutation · October 27, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Jaleel Abdul Lafi, III
Summary
On October 27, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Jaleel Abdul Lafi, III, who was convicted in 2009 in the Central District of Illinois of distributing five or more grams of cocaine base in three counts, distributing 50 or more grams of cocaine base, and possessing a firearm in relation to drug trafficking. Lafi's original sentence of 180 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.
Offense
Distribution of five or more grams of cocaine base ("crack") (three counts); distribution of 50 or more grams of cocaine base ("crack"); possession of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking crime
Central District of Illinois · 2009
Original sentence
180 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Central District of Illinois