Federal clemency record
Ricardo Gallardo
Summary
Ricardo Gallardo received a commutation of sentence on August 30, 2016, from President Barack Obama for convictions under federal drug trafficking and money laundering statutes, including conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin (21 U.S.C. § 846), distribution of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), money laundering (18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)), and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity (18 U.S.C. § 1957(a)).
Clemency record · 1 grant
Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine and one kilogram or more of heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of 2,006 grams of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession with intent to distribute 6.02 kilograms of cocaine and 996.9 grams of heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B); engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, 18 U.S.C. § 1957(a)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine and one kilogram or more of heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — distribution of 2,006 grams of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute 6.02 kilograms of cocaine and 996.9 grams of heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))
- Offense — money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B) (18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B))
- Offense — engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, 18 U.S.C. § 1957(a) (18 U.S.C. § 1957(a))
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release · $500.00 fine (sentenced November 1, 2014, Northern District of Illinois).