Commutation · December 23, 2024

Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic) to Ricardo Sanchez, Jr., aka Ricardo Sanchez

Summary

Ricardo Sanchez, Jr. was granted a commutation of sentence on December 23, 2024, by President Joe Biden for convictions in the Southern District of Florida involving conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, carjacking resulting in death, firearm charges including use of a firearm during drug trafficking crimes resulting in death, and felon in possession of firearms; Sanchez was convicted in 2009 and originally sentenced to 60 months supervised release.

Offense

Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one or more controlled substances; knowingly and intentionally possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance; knowingly and willfully combine, conspire, confederate, and agree with each other to commit an offense against the United States, that is, the carjacking of a motor vehicle and its contents, which motor vehicle had been transported, shipped, or received in interstate commerce; knowingly and intentionally, with the intent to cause death and serious bodily harm, take a motor vehicle and its contents, which resulted in death; knowingly carry and use a firearm during, and in relation to, a crime of violence, and a drug trafficking crime and in the course caused the death of a person through the use of a firearm (four counts); knowingly and intentionally possess with the intent to distribute one or more controlled substances; possession of one or more firearms by a convicted felon; knowingly use and carry one or more firearms, during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime

Southern District of Florida · 2009

Original sentence

60 months supervised release

Sentenced May 13, 2009 · Southern District of Florida