Federal clemency record
Commutation · September 14, 2023
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic) to Mehrdad Ansari
Summary
On September 14, 2023, President Joe Biden granted a commutation to Mehrdad Ansari, reducing his sentence of 63 months imprisonment. Ansari was convicted in the Western District of Texas in 2021 of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Iranian Transaction Regulations, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and two counts of making use of false writing and aiding and abetting. The commutation left in place his 36-month term of supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transaction Regulations; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; conspiracy to defraud the United States; making use of false writing and aiding and abetting (two counts)
Western District of Texas · 2021
Original sentence
63 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release
Sentenced September 14, 2021 · Western District of Texas