Summary
Lue Gene Swarn received a commutation on August 30, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Swarn had been convicted in federal court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and use of a communication facility to facilitate the commission of a drug felony in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). The commutation reduced his sentence as granted by the Obama administration during its final months in office.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; use of a communication facility to facilitate the commission of a drug felony, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — use of a communication facility to facilitate the commission of a drug felony, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b))
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Eastern District of Texas).
Open full case file