Summary
Otis Lee Thompson, Jr. was convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B)(iii), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) & 924(a)(2), and possession with intent to distribute codeine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(3). On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama commuted Thompson's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B)(iii); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A); possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) & 924(a)(2); possession with intent to distribute codeine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(3)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A))
Original sentence: 195 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (sentenced May 20, 2008, Southern Texas).
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