Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Lelus Crawford
Summary
Lelus Crawford received a commutation of sentence on December 18, 2015, from President Barack Obama for distribution of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 851(a) (two counts) and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under the same statute, for which he was convicted in 2007 in the Eastern District of Missouri. Crawford's original sentence of 240 months imprisonment with 120 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.
Offense
Distribution of cocaine base (“crack”) (two counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 851(a); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 851(a).
Eastern Missouri · 2007
Original sentence
240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern Missouri