Federal clemency record
Richard Ruiz Montes
Summary
Richard Ruiz Montes received a commutation on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama for convictions of conducting a continuing criminal enterprise, manufacture of marijuana and aiding and abetting, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana (two counts). The commutation reduced his sentence but did not erase the underlying convictions.
Clemency record · 1 grant
Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conducting a continuing criminal enterprise; manufacture of marijuana and aiding and abetting; possession with intent to distribute marijuana and aiding and abetting; possession with intent to distribute marijuana (two counts)
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Eastern District of California).