Summary
Mark Richard Burton received a commutation of sentence on April 26, 2022, from President Joe Biden. Burton had been convicted under federal law of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and/or 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific prior sentence length and details of the original conviction district and date are not provided in the available record.
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Commutation · April 26, 2022
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and/or 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine
Original sentence: 121 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release · $15,000.00 fine (sentenced March 16, 2016, Western District of Texas).
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