Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Edward B. Betts
Summary
Edward B. Betts received a commutation of sentence on December 18, 2015, from President Barack Obama for conspiracy to distribute in excess of 100 kilograms of marijuana under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 in the Southern District of Illinois. Betts was convicted in 1992 and had been serving a sentence of 360 months imprisonment with 96 months of supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 100 kilograms of marihuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846
Southern Illinois · 1992
Original sentence
360 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release
Sentenced Southern Illinois