Summary
Juan Diego Castro received a commutation of sentence on July 13, 2015, from President Barack Obama. Castro had been convicted under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 851 for possession with intent to distribute a quantity in excess of five kilograms of cocaine. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, though the specific original sentence length and any conditions attached to the commutation are not detailed in the available record.
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Commutation · July 13, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute a quantity in excess of five kilograms of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), & 851
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Southern Texas).
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