Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Max Orvel Plumlee
Granted January 19, 2017 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Max Orvel Plumlee was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in 1994 of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine (eight counts); use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime (two counts); and distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. He was sentenced to 300 months imprisonment followed by 60 months supervised release. On January 19, 2017, President Barack Obama granted Plumlee a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine (eight counts); use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime (two counts); distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (
Eastern District of Virginia · 1994
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
300 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of Virginia
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People and petition history
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