Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Eugene Kenneth Brinson
Granted August 30, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Eugene Kenneth Brinson was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in 2006 of three counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1): cocaine base, cocaine hydrochloride and heroin, and marijuana. He received an original sentence of 120 months of supervised release. On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Brinson a commutation of his sentence.
Record anchor: structured clemency grant.
Court detail: charges, district, and sentence fields available.
Connection posture: donations and lobbying records are displayed as records to review, not proof of motive.
Court case
Offense and conviction
Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride & heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possess with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Eastern District of Virginia · 2006
Offense
Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Offense
possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride & heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Offense
possess with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
120 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of Virginia
Restitution or fine detail has not been extracted yet.
People and petition history
Case relationships
Co-defendants
Co-defendant data has not been extracted yet.
Petitions
Petition detail has not been extracted yet.
Connection records
Donations, lobbying, and disclosed activity
These rows are source-linked records to review. They do not, by themselves, establish why clemency was granted.
FEC donation records
No matched FEC donation rows are currently attached to this recipient.
Lobbying records
No matched lobbying filings are currently attached to this grant or recipient.
Source trail
Documents and citations
Source documents have not been attached to this grant yet.