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Presidential Pardons Include Three Drug Offenders
The latest round of presidential pardons were just announced and three of the eight had ties to illegal drugs.
President Obama recently granted eight pardons for convictions ranging from the distribution of illegal drugs to stealing satellite cable and the prohibited sale of alligator hides. How does someone convicted of distributing illegal drugs get cleared by the Commander In Chief? That’s just what we were wondering. Unfortunately, the White House offered no elaboration on President Obama’s second round of pardons since taking office.
Here’s what we do know:
Randy Eugene Dyer of Burien, Wash., was convicted of conspiracy to import marijuana (hashish) (21 U.S.C. § 963) and conspiracy to remove baggage from the custody and control of the US Customs Service and convey false information concerning an attempt to damage a civil aircraft (18 U.S.C. § 371). He was sentenced June 19, 1975 in the Western District of Washington to five years in prison and two years of special parole, but his special parole term was subsequently vacated. His was the oldest case pardoned in this latest round.
Meanwhile, Allen Edward Peratt, Sr. of Sioux Falls, SD, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846). He was subsequently sentenced on July 23, 1990 to 30 months in prison and five years of supervised release. He was also pardoned.
Christine Marie Rossiter of Lincoln, Neb., also received a presidential pardon. She was convicted of conspiracy to distribute less than 50 kilos of marijuana (21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846) and sentenced in 1992 to three years of probation, conditioned on the performance of 500 hours of community service.
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