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John Nicholas Gargano was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute methylenedioxymethamphetamine and ketamine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846, as well as distributing and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), and (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and distributing and possessing with intent to distribute ecstasy under 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), and (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted his sentence.
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Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
1. Conspiracy to distribute methylenedioxymethamphetamine and ketamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), & 846; distributing and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), & (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; distributing and possessing with intent to distribute ecstasy, 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), & (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2;
Counts of conviction
- Offense — distributing and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), & (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — distributing and possessing with intent to distribute ecstasy, 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), & (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (1. Southern District of New York).
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