Summary
Billy Dee Williams received a commutation of sentence on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Williams had been convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, using and carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and aiding and abetting. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and sentencing district are not documented in the provided record.
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Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; using/carrying firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and aiding and abetting
Original sentence: 60 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Western District of North Carolina).
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