Summary
Kenneth W. Kemp was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846; three counts of distribution of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; two counts of causing interstate travel in aid of racketeering under 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) and 2; possession with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; and distribution of cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On May 5, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Kemp a commutation of his sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · May 5, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of cocaine base (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2; did cause interstate travel in aid of racketeering (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) & 2; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2; distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — distribution of cocaine base (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — did cause interstate travel in aid of racketeering (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) & 2 (18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) & 2)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 60 months supervised release (Eastern District of Virginia).
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