Summary
John Francis McCormick received a pardon on January 20, 2001, from President Bill Clinton. McCormick had been convicted under federal racketeering and extortion statutes, specifically 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and (d) (racketeering and racketeering conspiracy), 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (Hobbs Act extortion), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting). The pardon encompassed five counts of aiding and abetting Hobbs Act extortion in addition to the racketeering charges.
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Pardon · January 20, 2001
Granted by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, aiding and abetting Hobbs Act extortion (five counts); 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and (d), 1951, and 2
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