Summary
Thomas Earl Burton received two acts of federal clemency. On December 24, 1998, President Bill Clinton granted Burton a pardon for attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. On January 19, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted Burton's sentence for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of firearms during a drug trafficking crime.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession of firearms during a drug trafficking crime
Original sentence: 300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (Western District of Louisiana).
Open full case filePardon · December 24, 1998
Granted by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846
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