Summary
Axel Santos-Cruz received a commutation of sentence on January 17, 2017, from President Barack Obama. Santos-Cruz had been convicted in federal court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 grams of heroin and 50 grams of cocaine base, as well as possession with intent to distribute heroin. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the record does not specify the original sentence length or the reduced term imposed.
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Commutation · January 17, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 grams of heroin and 50 grams of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute heroin
Original sentence: 60 months supervised release (Eastern District of Pennsylvania).
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