Summary
Danielle Bernard Metz was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 846, continuing criminal enterprise under 21 U.S.C. § 848, possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and laundering of monetary instruments under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence.
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Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; continuing criminal enterprise, 21 U.S.C. § 848; possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); laundering of monetary instruments, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — continuing criminal enterprise, 21 U.S.C. § 848 (21 U.S.C. § 848)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — laundering of monetary instruments, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) (18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i))
Original sentence: 60 months supervised release (Eastern District of Louisiana).
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