Summary
Billy Whitehead was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, as well as multiple counts of distribution and aiding and abetting distribution of cocaine base in quantities both less than and exceeding five grams, charged under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846; aiding and abetting the distribution of less than five grams of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); aiding and abetting the distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — aiding and abetting the distribution of less than five grams of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — aiding and abetting the distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Eastern District of Arkansas).
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