President George W. Bush Granted Pardons to the Following 11 Individuals

President George W. Bush Granted Pardons to the Following 11 Individuals

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Dec. 20, 2005. It is reproduced in full below.

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

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