FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 President George W. Bush granted pardons to the following 17 individuals: James Leon Adams Simpsonville, South Carolina Offense: Selling firearms to out of state residents and falsifying firearms records; 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b) (3), 922(m), and 924(a) Sentence: Jan. 27, 1976; District of South Carolina; two years probation and a $1,000 fine Tony Dale Ashworth Winnsboro, South Carolina Offense: Unlawful transfer of a firearm; 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(e) and 5871 Sentence: July 19, 1989; District of South Carolina; three years probation conditioned on the performance of 300 hours community service Randall Leece Deal Clayton, Georgia Offense: 1. Liquor law violation; Title 26, U.S.C.
2. Liquor law violation; Title 26, U.S.C.
3. Conspiracy to violate the liquor laws, Title 26, U.S.C.
Dates: 1. June 23, 1960; Northern District of Georgia; two years probation 2. and 3. Apr. 29, 1964 and May 8, 1964; Northern District of Georgia; 18 months imprisonment, suspended, two years probation William Henry Eagle Wenatchee, Washington Offense: Possessing an unregistered still, carrying on the business of a distiller without giving the required bond, and manufacturing mash on other than lawfully qualified premises; 26 U.S.C. §§ 5601(a)(1), 5601(a)(4), and 5601(a)(7) Date: Mar. 23, 1972; Eastern District of Arkansas; two years probation Robert Carter Eversole Summerville, Georgia Offense: Conspiracy to commit theft from an interstate shipment; 18 U.S.C. § 371 Date: June 18, 1984; Eastern District of Tennessee; five years probation, with the special conditions that he pay $4,038 in restitution and perform 100 hours of community service Kenneth Clifford Foner Niobrara, Nebraska Offense: Conspiracy to impede the functions of the FDIC, commit embezzlement as a bank officer, make false entries in the records of an FDIC-insured bank, and commit bank fraud; 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 656, 1005, and 1344 Date: July 19, 1991; District of Nebraska; five years probation, conditioned upon performance of 1,000 hours of community service and payment of $17,750 in restitution Victoria Diane Frost Medina, Ohio Offense: Conspiracy to possess and distribute L-Ephedrine Hydrochloride, 21 U.S.C. § 846 Date: Apr. 25, 1994; Western District of New York; three years probation, including six months home confinement; $3,000 fine William Grover Frye Indianapolis, Indiana Offense: 1. Absence without leave (two specifications), Article 86, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 886; escape from lawful confinement, Article 95, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 895 2. Sale of a stolen motor vehicle moving in interstate commerce; 18 U.S.C. § 2313 Date: 1. Oct. 3, 1968; United States Army general court-martial; confinement at hard labor for one year, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a bad conduct discharge, as approved by the convening authority on Nov. 14, 1968 2. Oct. 15, 1973; Southern District of Indiana; two years probation Stanley Bernard Hamilton Richton Park, Illinois Offense: Altering U.S. postal money orders; 18 U.S.C. § 500 Date: Sept. 13, 1990; Southern District of Mississippi; three years probation, conditioned upon confinement for 30 days in a community treatment center and payment of a $1,000 fine Melodie Jean Hebert Scituate, Rhode Island Offense: Conspiracy to defraud the United States by making false claims; 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1001 Date: Feb. 23, 1984; District of Rhode Island; two years probation, conditioned upon payment of $1,250 in restitution James Ernest Kinard, Jr. Stuart, Florida Offense: Failure by a licensed firearms dealer to make appropriate entries in firearms records required to be kept by law (four counts); making false entries by a licensed firearms dealer in firearms records required to be kept by law; 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(m) and 2 Date: Mar. 26, 1984; District of South Carolina; five years probation; conditioned upon performance of 1,000 hours community service and payment of restitution in an amount to be determined by the U.S. Probation Officer and a $12,000 fine Devin Timothy Kruse San Clemente, California Offense: Unauthorized absence, Article 86, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 886 Date: Nov. 28, 1978; United States Coast Guard special court-martial; reduction to pay grade E-2 and a $450 fine, as approved by the convening authority on Feb. 13, 1979 Gerard Murphy Rayne, Louisiana Offense: Theft of a motor vehicle from a U.S. Air Force base, 18 U.S.C. §§ 7 and 13 Date: Mar. 14, 1972; Middle District of Florida; one year probation Joseph Mathew Novak Kent, Ohio Offense: Possession and transfer of an illegal weapon, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(o)(1) and 924(a)(2) Date: Dec. 2, 1994; Northern District of Ohio; two years probation, with the special condition that he serve six months home confinement, and a $2,000 fine John Louis Ribando Le Mars, Iowa Offense: 1. Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (marijuana); 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1) 2. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance (marijuana); importing a controlled substance (marijuana); 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) (1), 846, 952(a), 960(a) (1), and 963 Date: 1. Nov. 15, 1976; Central District of California; five years imprisonment followed by five years special parole 2. July 11, 1978; Central District of California; six months confinement in a jail-type institution, ten years special parole, and five years probation, conditioned upon performance of 1,200 hours of charitable work and payment of a $1,000 fine; consecutive to No. 1 Edward Rodriguez Trevino, Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii Offense: Larceny, Article 121, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 921; United States Navy special court-martial Date: Sept. 19, 1997; United States Navy special court-martial; three months confinement, forfeiture of pay and allowance for three months, and reduction in pay grade, as approved by the convening authority on Oct. 3, 1997 Jerry Dean Walker Newark, Delaware Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1) Date: Apr. 10, 1989; Western District of North Carolina; three years imprisonment, as amended Oct. 19, 1989 06-544
Source: US Department of Justice
