Summary
Edgar Gonzalez-Valentin was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to import cocaine, aiding and abetting (21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 600 & 963 and 18 U.S.C. § 2), importation of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 952), possession with intent to distribute cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime on two counts (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)). On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to import cocaine, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 600 & 963 and 18 U.S.C. § 2; importation of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 952; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession of firearm in relation to drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to import cocaine, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 600 & 963 and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — importation of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 952 (21 U.S.C. § 952)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possession of firearm in relation to drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1))
Original sentence: 595 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (sentenced August 19, 2015, District of Puerto Rico).
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