Summary
Sandra Avery was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; three counts of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A)(iii); possession with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C); and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C)(ii). On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence.
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Clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) & (b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (three counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) & (b)(1)(A)(iii); possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) & (b)(1)(C); possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C)(ii)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
- Offense — possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) & (b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence: 120 months supervised release (Middle Florida).
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