FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - President George W. Bush granted pardons to the following five individuals: Paul Jude Donnici: Kansas City, Missouri Offense: Use of a telephone in the transmission of wagering information, 18 U.S.C. § 1084.
Sentence: Sept. 23, 1993; Western District of Missouri; one years probation.
Samuel Wattie Guerry: Formerly of Kingstree, South Carolina Deceased last year.
Offense: Food stamp fraud; 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b).
Sentence: Oct. 13, 1994; District of South Carolina; two years probation; $5,000 fine; $213.50 restitution.
Charles E. Hamilton: Bellevue, Washington Offense: Mail fraud; 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 2.
Sentence: Apr. 25, 1989; Western District of Washington; two years probation; $300 fine.
Kenneth Lynn Norris: Yukon, Oklahoma Offense: Unlawful disposal of hazardous waste; 42 U.S.C. §§ 6928(d)(2)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2.
Sentence: Feb. 3, 1993; Western District of Oklahoma; $2,500 fine.
Johnson Heyward Tisdale: Kingstree, South Carolina Offense: Food stamp fraud; 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b).
Sentence: Oct. 13, 1994; District of South Carolina; two years probation; $1,000 fine; $113.50 restitution.
On May 20, 2004, President Bush granted commutations of sentence to the following two individuals: Geraldine Gordon: Las Vegas, Nevada Offense: Conspiracy to distribute phencyclidine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of phencyclidine, 21 U.S.C.§ 841(a)(1).
Sentence: Sept. 22, 1989; District of Nevada; 240 months imprisonment; 10 years supervised release.
Terms of commutation: Sentence of imprisonment to expire on Sept. 20, 2004; term of supervised release left intact and in effect.
Bobby Mac Berry: Burlington, North Carolina Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C § 846; money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i).
Sentence: Sept. 17, 1997; Middle District of North Carolina; 108 months imprisonment; five years supervised release.
Terms of commutation: Sentence of imprisonment to expire on May 27, 2004; term of supervised release left intact and in effect. 04-353
Source: US Department of Justice
