Summary
Benjamin C. Thompkins, Jr., was convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, and manufacture and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. On January 19, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence. The specific terms of the original sentence and any conditions attached to the commutation are not detailed in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon; manufacture and possess with intent to distribute marij
Original sentence: 300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Eastern District of Virginia).
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