FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. President George W. Bush granted pardons to the following 11 individuals: Carl Eugene Cantrell Monteagle, Tennessee Offense: Violation of Internal Revenue Service liquor laws; 26 U.S.C.§§ 2601 et seq.
Sentence: July 25, 1967; Eastern District of Tennessee; three years probation.
Charles Winston Carter Hanna City, Illinois Offense: Conspiracy to steal property of the United States; 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 641.
Sentence: Sept. 25, 1964; Southern (now now Central) District of Illinois; two years probation.
Harper James Finucan Charleston, South Carolina Offense: Possession with intent to distribute marijuana; 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
Sentence: April 9, 1980; District of South Carolina; 39 months imprisonment; five years special parole.
Bobby Frank Kay, Sr. Suffolk, Virginia Offense: Operation of an illegal distillery; 26 U.S.C. §§ 5174, 5606, 5216, 5686(b), and 7302.
Sentence: May 13, 1959; Eastern District of Virginia; two years incarceration; $1,003 fine.
Melvin L. McKee Surprise, Arizona Offense: Conspiracy to make and cause the making of false statements in loan applications; aiding and abetting the making of a materially false statement in a loan application; 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1014, and 2.
Sentence: May 17, 1982; District of Nevada; five years probation conditioned upon performance of 400 hours of community service and payment of a $2,500 fine.
Charles Elis McKinley Pall Mall, Tennessee Offense: Violation of Internal Revenue Service liquor laws; 26 U.S.C. § 1185 (as in effect in 1950).
Sentence: June 5, 1950; Middle District of Tennessee; two years probation.
Donald Lee Pendergrass Ramona, California Offense: Bank robbery by use of a dangerous weapon; 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d).
Sentence: February 4, 1964; Southern District of California; 12 years imprisonment.
Charles Blurford Power Fort Pierce, Florida Offense: Interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle; 18 U.S.C. § 408 (1940 edition).
Sentence: Apr. 2, 1948; Northern District of Georgia; one year and one day imprisonment.
John Gregory Schillace Hammond, Louisiana Offense: Conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute; 21 U.S.C. § 846.
Sentence: May 11, 1988, amended Feb. 21, 1989; Eastern District of Louisiana; twenty months imprisonment; three years supervised release, as amended.
Wendy Rose St. Charles Denver, Colorado Offense: Conspiracy to conduct a narcotics enterprise, and distribution of cocaine; 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
Sentence: Aug. 10, 1984; Northern District of Illinois; four years imprisonment; four years special parole; and four years probation, to run consecutively to the term of imprisonment.
Jimmy Lee Williams Mesquite, Texas Offense: False statement on a loan application; 18 U.S.C. § 1014.
Sentence: June 26, 1995; Northern District of Texas; five years probation and $5,000 fine. 05-681
Source: US Department of Justice