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Marcus Louis Diaz

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Summary

Marcus Louis Diaz received a commutation on December 19, 2016, from President Barack Obama for conviction under federal conspiracy charges involving more than 500 grams of a mixture of methamphetamine. The commutation reduced his sentence of imprisonment, which had been imposed following his conviction in federal district court. As an act of clemency, the commutation modified Diaz's original sentence while leaving the conviction itself in place.

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Clemency record

Commutation · December 19, 2016

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of a mixture of methamphetamine

Original sentence: 262 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Western District of Texas).

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