Summary
Kent Edward Kiser received a commutation on August 3, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Kiser had been convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and § 846, and of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). The commutation reduced his sentence but did not erase the conviction.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 846; possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 846 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 846)
- Offense — possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
Original sentence: 270 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Eastern District of Virginia).
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