Federal clemency record
Commutation · January 17, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Michael Shawn Thomas
Summary
Michael Shawn Thomas received a commutation of his sentence on January 17, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Thomas had been convicted in the District of South Dakota in 2003 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and was serving a 240-month prison term with 120 months of supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance
District of South Dakota · 2003
Original sentence
240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced District of South Dakota