Commutations Granted by President Barack Obama (2009-2017) | PARDON | Department of Justice HOME ABOUT AGENCIES RESOURCES NEWS CAREERS CONTACT Home » Office of the Pardon Attorney » Clemency Recipients SHARE Home About the Office COMMUTATIONS GRANTED BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA (2009-2017) Meet the Pardon Attorney Search All Pardons and Commutations Frequently Asked Questions Search Pending January 19, 2017 | January 17, 2017 | December 19, 2016 | November 22, 2016 | November 4, 2016 | October 27, 2016 | October 6, 2016 Clemency Case Files | August 30, 2016 | August 3, 2016 | June 3, 2016 | May 5, 2016 | March 30, 2016 | January 16, 2016 | December 18, 2015 | July 13, 2015 | March 31, 2015 | December 17, 2014 | December 15, 2014 | April 15, 2014 | December 19, 2013 | November 21, 2011 Legal Authority Governing Executive JANUARY 19, 2017 Clemency Download PDF Clemency Warrant Policies Clemency Forms & Abdulmuntaqim Ad-Deen Instructions Standards for Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base Consideration of Clemency Petitions District/Date: District of Maryland; October 8, 2008 Clemency Statistics Sentence: 235 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release Clemency Recipients Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug Pardons Granted by treatment President Donald Trump Lesly Alexis Commutations Granted by Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine powder and more than 50 grams President Donald of cocaine base Trump Pardons Granted by District/Date: Northern District of Florida; July 29, 2003 President Barack Obama Sentence: 384 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $1,000 fine Commutations Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months' imprisonment Granted by President Barack Obama Gary J. Anderson Pardons Granted by Offense: Possession with intent to distribute MDMA; distribution of MDMA President George W. Bush District/Date: District of Massachusetts; March 16, 2009 Commutations Granted by Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release President George W. Bush Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 18, 2017 Pardons Granted by President William J. Terry Anderson Clinton Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine; conspiracy to launder money Commutations Granted by District/Date: Eastern District of Texas; May 1, 1997 President William J. Clinton Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release Clemency Denials Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 19, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment FOIA https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-commutations Commutations Granted by President Barack Obama (2009-2017) | PARDON | Department of Justice Internships Kevin Lavon Andrews Clemency Initiative Offense: Carrying or possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession with the intent to distribute 50 Contact Us grams or more of crack cocaine Sobre la Oficina del Abogado de Indultos District/Date: Middle District of Florida; February 11, 2009 Whistleblower Protection Sentence: 300 months' imprisonment; 120 months' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 156 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment Daniel Ary, Jr. Offense: Possession with intent to distribute; possession of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking District/Date: Western District of Louisiana; March 6, 2008 Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 19, 2017 Demetrius S. Autery Offense: Possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base District/Date: Middle District of Florida; April 4, 2007 Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 19, 2017 Connie Avalos Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine District/Date: Eastern District of Kentucky; November 30, 2009 Sentence: Life imprisonment; no supervised release term Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 235 months, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug abuse treatment Derrick L. Baines Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine District/Date: Western District of Louisiana; June 27, 2006 Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 19, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment Tonya Barney Offense: Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute District/Date: District of Utah; June 10, 2010 Sentence: 204 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 19, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug abuse treatment David Barren Offense: Conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine; conspiracy to structure financial transactions; concealment money laundering (31 counts); structuring (two counts); money laundering – avoid reporting requirements (six https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-commutations Commutations Granted by President Barack Obama (2009-2017) | PARDON | Department of Justice counts); promotion money laun District/Date: District of Maryland; August 11, 2010 Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug abuse treatment Herman Barron, III Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack) District/Date: Eastern District of Tennessee; March 25, 2004 Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 19, 2017 Tony Barrow Offense: Importation of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine District/Date: District of Puerto Rico; November 16, 2004 Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 19, 2017 Senaca Bartlett Offense: Possess with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (“crack cocaine") District/Date: Western District of Wisconsin; November 29, 2005 Sentence: 210 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 19, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment Christopher Bass Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 50 grams of cocaine base District/Date: Northern District of Florida; September 10, 2004 Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months' imprisonment Damion Rurshe Bates Offense: Distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base District/Date: Western District of Michigan; February 22, 2010 Sentence: 210 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 19, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment Todd Begley Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine District/Date: Middle District of Tennessee; April 27, 1995 Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-commutations Commutations Granted by President Barack Obama (2009-2017) | PARDON | Department of Justice Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 19, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment Carolyn Ann Bell Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack) District/Date: Western District of Oklahoma; May 21, 2009 Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on January 19, 2019, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment Curtis Bell Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; distribution of cocaine and aiding and abetting District/Date: Middle District of Alabama; May 22, 1995 Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 19, 2017 Henry P. Bennett, Jr. Offense: 1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine; attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine (2 counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine (2 counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine; attem District/Date: 1. & 2. District of South Carolina; 1. & 2. December 18, 2008 Sentence: 1. Life imprisonment; 2. 33 months' imprisonment; 1. 10 years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 273 months' imprisonment Dorian Lee Benoit Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine base, and marijuana; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possessi District/Date: Western District of Louisiana; April 30, 2008 Sentence: 300 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release Terms of grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment