President George W. Bush Grants Pardons and Commutation

President George W. Bush Grants Pardons and Commutation

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on March 25, 2008. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – On Mar. 24, 2008, President George W. Bush granted pardons to 15 individuals and a commutation of sentence to one individual. The individuals are listed below: PARDONS: -William L. Baker --Spokane, Washington Offense: Distribution of a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(2); falsifying records, 21 U.S.C. §§ 827(a)(3), 843(a)(4).

Sentence: July 15, 1980; District of Wyoming; 24 months imprisonment, one year special parole.

-George Francis Bauckham --Oak Ridge, New Jersey Offense: Unlawful detention, delay and secretion of mail by postal employee; 18 U.S.C. § 1703(a).

Sentence: May 16, 1958; District of New Jersey; five years probation and $100 fine.

-Kenneth Charles Britt --White City, Kansas Offense: Conspiracy to violate federal and state fish and wildlife laws; 18 U.S.C. § 371.

Sentence: Nov. 12, 1998; District of Kansas; three years probation and restitution of $8,250.

-William Bruce Butt --London, Kentucky Offense: Bank embezzlement; 18 U.S.C. § 656.

Sentence: June 20, 1990; Eastern District of Kentucky; three years probation.

-Mariano Garza Caballero --Brownsville, Texas Offense: Dealing in firearms without a federal firearms license; 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(1) and (2).

Sentence: Nov. 1, 1984; Southern District of Texas; 34 days imprisonment, four years probation, and a $1,000 fine.

-Anthony C. Foglio, aka Tony Foley, --Santee, California Offense: Distribution of marijuana; 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

Sentence: Oct. 15, 1996; Northern District of West Virginia; three years probation.

-Marvin Robert Foster --Boca Raton, Florida Offense: False statement in connection with a Federal Housing Administration loan; 18 U.S.C. § 1010.

Sentence: Jan. 19, 1968; District of Rhode Island; one year probation and a $3,500 fine.

-Carl Harry Hachmeister --Denton, Texas Offense: Conspiracy (to commit wire and mail fraud); 18 U.S.C. § 371.

Sentence: Jan. 22, 1985; District of Utah; three years probation and $39,330 restitution.

-William Marcus McDonald --Wetumpka, Alabama Offense: Distribution of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, use of cocaine, possession of cocaine, use of marijuana; Article 134, U.C.M.J.

Sentence: May 2, 1984; U.S. Air Force general court-martial convened at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; four years confinement at hard labor, forfeiture of $300 pay per month for four years, reduction in rank to basic airman, and a bad conduct discharge.

-Robert Michael Milroy --Cinnaminson, New Jersey Offense: Importation of heroin; 21 U.S.C. §§ 960(a)(1), 952(a), and 843(b).

Sentence: Apr. 2, 1975; Eastern District of Virginia; seven and one-half years imprisonment, six years special parole, and three years probation.

-Jerry Lynn Moldenhauer --Colorado Springs, Colorado Offense: Knowingly selling migratory bird parts in violation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act; 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 and 707(b).

Sentence: Sept. 19, 1994; District of Colorado; three years probation and $1,000 fine.

-Thomas Donald Moldenhauer --Colorado Springs, Colorado Offense: Knowingly selling migratory bird parts in violation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act; 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 and 707(b).

Sentence: Sept. 19, 1994; District of Colorado; three years probation and $1,000 fine.

-Richard James Putney, aka Richard James Putney Jr. -Woodbridge, Virginia Offense: Aiding and abetting the escape of a prisoner; 18 U.S.C. §§ 752(a) and 2.

Sentence: Sept. 16, 1996; Northern District of West Virginia; one year of probation and a $100 fine.

-Timothy Alfred Thone --Woodbury, Minnesota Offense: Making a false statement to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to obtain a mortgage loan; 18 U.S.C. § 1010.

Sentence: Sept. 18, 1987; District of Minnesota; two years probation, $1,500 fine.

-Lonnie Edward Two Eagle Sr. --Parmelee, South Dakota Offense: Simple assault committed on an Indian reservation (misdemeanor); 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 113(e), now 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(5), as re-numbered and amended.

Sentence: October 6, 1976; District of South Dakota; two years probation.

COMMUTATION: -Patricia Beckford --Portsmouth, Virginia Offense: Conspiracy and attempt to distribute in excess of 50 grams of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1), 853, 855; unauthorized use of food coupons, 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b).

Sentence: Apr. 27, 1992; Eastern District of Virginia; 276 months imprisonment; five years supervised release; $10,000 fine.

Terms of commutation: Sentence of imprisonment to expire on July 24, 2008; term of supervised release left intact and in effect with all its conditions. 08-231

Source: US Department of Justice

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