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Angel Sanchez

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Summary

Angel Sanchez was convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to deliver five or more grams of cocaine (crack) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 2, possession of a firearm during or in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), and felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama commuted Sanchez's sentence.

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Clemency record

Commutation · December 18, 2015

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Possession with intent to deliver five or more grams of cocaine (crack), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 2; possession of a firearm during or in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1); felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)

Counts of conviction

  • Offense possession of a firearm during or in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1))
  • Offense felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))

Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release · $1,000.00 fine (Eastern Pennsylvania).

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