Summary
Leonard Mason was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and § 841(b)(1)(B). On May 5, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Mason's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · May 5, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(B)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(B))
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release · $2,500.00 fine (Eastern District of Pennsylvania).
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