Summary
Carmel Bretous was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to import at least five kilograms of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 963), importation of five kilograms of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 952(a)), conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 846), and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)). On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Bretous a commutation of sentence.
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Commutation · March 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to import at least five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 963; importation of five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 952(a); conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; possession with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to import at least five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 963 (21 U.S.C. § 963)
- Offense — importation of five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) (21 U.S.C. § 952(a))
- Offense — conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Original sentence: 235 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Southern District of Florida).
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