President Barack Obama Grants Pardons and CommutationPARDONS:
· Lesley Claywood Berry Jr. - Loretto, Ky.
Offense : Conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846.
Sentence : April 29, 1988; District of Minnesota; three years in prison.
· Dennis George Bulin - Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Offense : Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 pounds of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2.
Sentence : March 10, 1987; Middle District of Alabama; five years of probation and $20,000 fine.
· Ricky Dale Collett - Annville, Ky.
Offense : Aiding and abetting in the manufacture of 61 marijuana plants, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2.
Sentence : March 7, 2002; Eastern District of Kentucky; one year of probation conditioned on 60 days of home detention.
· Martin Kaprelian - Park Ridge, Ill.
Offense : Conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 371; transporting stolen property in interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 2314; concealing stolen property that was transported in interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 2315.
Sentence : Feb. 1, 1984; Northern District of Illinois; nine years in prison, five years of probation.
· Thomas Paul Ledford - Jonesborough, Tenn.
Offense : Conducting and directing an illegal gambling business, 18 U.S.C. § 1955.
Sentence : June 12, 1995; Eastern District of Tennessee; one year of probation conditioned on performance of 100 hours of community service.
COMMUTATION:
· Eugenia Marie Jennings - Alton, Ill.
Offense : Distribution of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
Sentence : Feb. 23, 2001; Southern District of Illinois; 262 months in prison, eight years of supervised release, $1,750 fine.
Terms of commutation : Prison sentence to expire on Dec. 21, 2011, leaving intact and in effect the eight-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other components of the sentence.