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Carmel Bretous

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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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Clemency record

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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