Federal clemency record
Commutation · January 19, 2025
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic) to Michelle West
Summary
Michelle West received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2025, from President Joe Biden for offenses including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, drug-related murder aiding and abetting, false statements to an FDIC-insured institution, and money laundering, for which she was convicted in the Eastern District of Michigan in 1994 and originally sentenced to 60 months supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; drug related murder, aiding and abetting; false statements to institution with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; laundering of monetary instruments
Eastern District of Michigan · 1994
Original sentence
60 months supervised release
Sentenced June 14, 1994 · Eastern District of Michigan