Summary
Jose Ramon Rivera was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and two counts of distribution of heroin under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Rivera's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · March 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of heroin (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — distribution of heroin (two counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Northern District of Illinois).
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