Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Tony Lamont Jones, aka Tony Rome
Granted August 30, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Tony Lamont Jones, also known as Tony Rome, was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in 1998 on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and distribution of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. He was sentenced to 360 months imprisonment followed by 60 months of supervised release. On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Jones a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Eastern District of Virginia · 1998
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
Offense
distribution of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced August 28, 2015 · Eastern District of Virginia
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