{"id":6352,"date":"2016-12-20T03:35:25","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T09:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/?p=6352"},"modified":"2022-08-19T14:02:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:02:27","slug":"15-can-members-received-clemency-12-19-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/15-can-members-received-clemency-12-19-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"15 CAN-DO Members Received Clemency on 12.19.2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clinton Matthews, Stacia Smith, Steven Speal, Cheryl Howard, Greg Collins, Paul Free, Schearean Means, Michael Holmes, Tammie Francis, Cullen Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Monday, December 19, 2016 is a date to remember for 15 CAN-DO members, 4 women and 6 men were on the CAN-DO Top 25 Lists for Men and Women! \u00a0The ten featured in our photo were in the CAN-DO Guardian Angel program.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0To date, Obama has pardoned 148 people and granted 1,176 commutations for federal prisoners since the launch of Clemency Project 2014, and according to White House Counsel, Neil Eggleston, Obama plans to issue more before he leaves office! \u00a0 The fortunate individuals include:<\/p>\n

Rodney Bates<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2014 Milan, Tenn.
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute 24.1 grams of cocaine base; Western District of Tennessee \u00a0Sentence: 188 months\u2019 imprisonment; four years\u2019 supervised release (August 10, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 31, 2017.<\/p>\n

Gregory Collins<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Greenville, Ill.
\nOffense: Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; employing a person under 18 in drug trafficking; money laundering; Southern District of Illinois
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (April 10, 1992)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Tammie Francis<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Lee\u2019s Summit, Mo.
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Western District of Missouri
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (June 28, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Paul Free<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2014 Coronado, Calif.
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of marijuana; Eastern District of Michigan \u00a0Sentence: Life imprisonment (June 14, 1995)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Cullen Reed Harris<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Shreveport, La.
\nOffense: Conspiracy to manufacture more than 1,000 grams of methamphetamine; manufacture of more than 1,000 grams of methamphetamine; Western District of Texas
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; $50,000 fine (March 27, 1992)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 420 months\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Michael Holmes<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Plano, Tex.
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (four counts); use of a communication facility to commit a controlled substance offense; distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school; establishment of a place for the manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance (two counts); Eastern District of Texas \u00a0Sentence: Life imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release; $5,000 fine (October 2, 1998)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 18, 2017.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Howard<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Sarasota, Fla.
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); Middle District of Florida
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (April 21, 1995)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 19, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.<\/p>\n

Mary Beth Looney<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Wichita Falls, Tex.
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and aiding and abetting; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and aiding and abetting (two counts); Northern District of Texas \u00a0Sentence: 548 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (May 19, 2006); amended to 511 months\u2019 imprisonment (June 2, 2016)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 211 months\u2019 imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.<\/p>\n

Clinton Matthews<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Norfolk, VA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base and heroin; distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine base; possess with intent to distribute cocaine (five counts); possess with intent to distribute heroin; Eastern District of Virginia
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (November 30, 1993)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 18, 2017.<\/p>\n

Schearean Means<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Birmingham, Ala.
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana; use of a communication facility to commit, cause or facilitate commission of drug felony (five counts); Northern District of Alabama
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; $5,000 fine (May 29, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Jamael Aaron Nettles<\/strong> \u2014 Mobile, Ala.
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; simple possession of marijuana; Southern District of Alabama
\nSentence: 365 months\u2019 imprisonment; four years\u2019 supervised release (August 15, 2006); amended to 293 months\u2019 imprisonment (June 4, 2008); amended to 235 months\u2019 imprisonment (January 30, 2012); amended to 188 months\u2019 imprisonment (July 9, 2015)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 18, 2017.<\/p>\n

Stacia Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Dolton, Ill.
\nOffense: Narcotics conspiracy; use of a telephone in drug conspiracy (two counts); using\/carrying a firearm in relation to a drug offense; Northern District of Illinois
\nSentence: 252 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (October 26, 2005)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 18, 2017.
\nMelissa Sosa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Midland, Tex.
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine; Western District of Texas\u00a0Sentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (August 5, 2010) \u00a0Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 19, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.<\/p>\n

Steven Speal<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Oklahoma City
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a prohibited person (two counts); District of Kansas
\nSentence: Life plus 60 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release; $5,000 fine (October 30, 1997)\u00a0Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 19, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.<\/p>\n

Vincent Lee Twiggs, II<\/strong> \u2014 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
\nOffense: Possession of five grams or more of a substance containing cocaine base with intent to distribute; Eastern District of Missouri
\nSentence: 188 months\u2019 imprisonment; four years\u2019 supervised release (March 27, 2009)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 151 months\u2019 imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.<\/p>\n

To date, Obama has pardoned 148 people and granted 1,176 commutations for federal prisoners since the launch of Clemency Project 2014, and according to White House Counsel, Neil Eggleston, Obama plans to issue more before he leaves office!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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