Summary
Nelson Williams was convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts), distribution of cocaine base, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On November 22, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Williams a commutation of sentence.
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Commutation · November 22, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); distribution of cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Eastern District of Louisiana).
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