Summary
Phillip Maurice Thomas was convicted in federal district court of possession with intent to distribute at least five grams of cocaine base, at least 500 grams of cocaine, a mixture containing MDMA or Ecstasy, and a mixture containing marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On June 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Thomas's sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · June 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute at least five grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession with intent to distribute at least 500 grams or more of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing MDMA or Ecstasy, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Possession with intent to distribute at least five grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute at least 500 grams or more of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing MDMA or Ecstasy, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
Original sentence: 292 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Southern District of Florida).
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