Summary
Merlin Coleman was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and of use of a communication facility to facilitate the commission of the distribution of a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (three counts), and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Coleman's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2; use of a communication facility to facilitate the commission of the distribution of a controlled substance (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 843(b); possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — use of a communication facility to facilitate the commission of the distribution of a controlled substance (three counts), 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b))
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (21 U.S.C. § 843(b))
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Northern District of Illinois).
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