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Michael Lee Roth was convicted in federal district court under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (c)(1), (c)(2), 846, and 851 of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and to possess and distribute pseudoephedrine following a prior felony drug conviction, and under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1952(a)(3) and (a)(3)(A) of traveling in interstate commerce and aiding and abetting travel in interstate commerce with intent to promote and facilitate a business enterprise involving manufacture and distribution of controlled substances. On November 4, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Roth's sentence.
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Commutation · November 4, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual and possess and distribute pseudoephedrine following felony drug conviction, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (c)(1), (c)(2), 846 & 851; travel in interstate commerce and aid and abet travel in interstate commerce with the intent to promote and facilitate a business enterprise involving the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1952(a)(3) & (a)(3)(A)
Original sentence: 248 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (sentenced March 12, 2015, Northern District of Iowa).
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