Summary
Candido Ortiz-Martinez was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(ii), and 846; two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Ortiz-Martinez a commutation of sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(ii) & 846; possession of firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — possession of firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
- Offense — distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Original sentence: 592 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (sentenced March 30, 2015, Eastern District of Missouri).
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