Summary
Carlos Lopez was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, four counts of distribution of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), possession and carrying of a firearm during a drug crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(k). On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Lopez a commutation of sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of cocaine base (four counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possess and carry a firearm during a drug crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); possession of firearm by a prohibited person, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); possession of firearm with an obliterated serial number, 18 U.S.C. § 922(k)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — distribution of cocaine base (four counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possess and carry a firearm during a drug crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
- Offense — possession of firearm by a prohibited person, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))
- Offense — possession of firearm with an obliterated serial number, 18 U.S.C. § 922(k) (18 U.S.C. § 922(k))
Original sentence: 300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (New Hampshire).
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