Summary
Vernon Copeland received a commutation of sentence on May 5, 2016, from President Barack Obama. Copeland had been convicted in federal court of conspiracy to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and three counts of laundering of monetary instruments under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific original sentence length and revised term are not detailed in the available record.
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Clemency record
Commutation · May 5, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; laundering of monetary instruments (three counts), 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 846)
- Offense — laundering of monetary instruments (three counts), 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) (18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i))
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Northern District of Georgia).
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