Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Wendell Edward Betancourt
Summary
Wendell Edward Betancourt received a commutation of sentence on December 18, 2015, from President Barack Obama for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Betancourt was convicted in 2002 and had been serving a 220-month prison sentence with 60 months of supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute “crack” cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846
Northern West Virginia · 2002
Original sentence
220 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern West Virginia