Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Cynthia Valdez Shank
Granted November 22, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
In-depth case review
Cynthia Valdez Shank was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 2008 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than five kilograms of powder cocaine, 50 grams of cocaine base, and/or 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine); and possession with intent to distribute 40 pounds of marijuana. She was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release. On November 22, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Shank a commutation of her sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than five kilograms of powder cocaine, 50 grams of cocaine base, and/or 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine); possession with intent to distribute 40 pounds of marijuana
Western District of Michigan · 2008
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
180 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release · $10,000.00 fine
Sentenced Western District of Michigan
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People and petition history
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