Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Ali Reno Harden
Granted August 30, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Ali Reno Harden was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in 2009 of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), possession of a firearm having an obliterated serial number under 18 U.S.C. § 922(k), possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 851, possession of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), and possession of marijuana under 21 U.S.C. §§ 844 & 851. He was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment. On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Harden a commutation of sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); possession of a firearm having an obliterated serial number, 18 U.S.C. § 922(k); possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 851; possession of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); possession of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 844 & 851
Southern District of Georgia · 2009
Offense
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))
Offense
possession of a firearm having an obliterated serial number, 18 U.S.C. § 922(k) (18 U.S.C. § 922(k))
Offense
possession of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
180 months imprisonment · $5,000.00 fine
Sentenced Southern District of Georgia
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