Summary
Francisco Olivera was convicted in federal district court of use of a communication facility in the commission of a drug offense (21 U.S.C. § 843(b)), conspiracy to manufacture and possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute (21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1)), attempted manufacture of methamphetamine as an aider and abettor (21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2), and possession of a listed chemical with knowledge it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine as an aider and abettor (21 U.S.C. § 841(d)(2) and 18 U.S.C. § 2). On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Olivera a commutation of sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
1. Use of a communication facility in the commission of a drug offense, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b); 2. Conspiracy to manufacture and to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1); attempted manufacture of methamphetamine, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession of a listed chemical knowing that it will be used to manufacture methamphetamine, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 841(d)(2) and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — 1. Use of a communication facility in the commission of a drug offense, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b))
- Offense — 2. Conspiracy to manufacture and to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1))
- Offense — attempted manufacture of methamphetamine, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — possession of a listed chemical knowing that it will be used to manufacture methamphetamine, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 841(d)(2) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(d)(2) and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 49 months imprisonment · 12 months supervised release (1. Eastern District of California).
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