Summary
Josephine Ledezma was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and of knowingly and intentionally possessing and causing to be possessed a Schedule II controlled substance with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine), 21 U.S.C. § 846; being aided and abetted by others, did unlawfully, knowingly, and intentionally possess and cause to be possessed, with intent to distribute, a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine), 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — being aided and abetted by others, did unlawfully, knowingly, and intentionally possess and cause to be possessed, with intent to distribute, a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine), 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)