Summary
Donald Steven Looney received a commutation on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Looney had been convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and aiding and abetting; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and aiding and abetting (two counts). The commutation reduced his sentence but did not constitute a pardon, leaving the underlying conviction on record.
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Commutation · December 19, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and aiding and abetting; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and aiding and abetting (two counts)
Original sentence: 548 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (sentenced May 19, 2006, Northern District of Texas).
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