Summary
Kenneth Jay Putensen was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, and of offenses related to possession of pseudoephedrine after prior felony drug convictions. On January 17, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted Putensen's sentence.
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Commutation · January 17, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
1. Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine to distribute and possess pseudoephedrine and to possess pseudoephedrine, after being convicted of two felony drug offenses;
Original sentence: 264 months imprisonment (Northern District of Iowa).
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