Summary
David Lang Akana was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A) & (b)(1)(B), attempt to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), (b)(1)(A), & 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2, attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Akana's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · March 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A) & (b)(1)(B); attempt to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), (b)(1)(A), & 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2; attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), and 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — attempt to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), (b)(1)(A), & 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (District of Hawaii).
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