Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Jeffrey Scott Welch
Summary
On December 19, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Jeffrey Scott Welch, who was convicted in the District of Arizona in 1992 of distribution of methamphetamine (two counts), possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking (two counts), and unlawful possession of a firearm. Welch's original sentence of 420 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release was reduced by commutation.
Offense
Distribution of methamphetamine (two counts); possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime (two counts); unlawful possession of a firearm
District of Arizona · 1992
Original sentence
420 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release · $5,000.00 fine
Sentenced District of Arizona