Summary
Russell Thomas Portner was pardoned on December 12, 2024, by President Joe Biden for facilitating the sale of smuggled cocaine. The pardon remitted the federal conviction and its associated penalties.
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Pardon · December 12, 2024
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Facilitating the sale of smuggled cocaine
Original sentence: 24 months imprisonment (sentenced September 13, 1985, Western District of Washington).
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