Federal clemency case file
Pardon of Howard Winfield Riddle
Granted January 20, 2001 by Bill Clinton (Democratic).
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Howard Winfield Riddle was convicted in the Northern District of Texas of violating the Lacey Act under 18 U.S.C. § 545 for receipt of illegally imported animal skins. On January 20, 2001, President Bill Clinton granted Riddle a pardon.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Violation of the Lacey Act (receipt of illegally imported animal skins), 18 U.S.C. § 545
N. D. Tex.
Offense
Violation of the Lacey Act (receipt of illegally imported animal skins), 18 U.S.C. § 545 (18 U.S.C. § 545)
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