Today, the President granted commutation of sentence to the following 79 individuals:

Lawrence Daro Adams – Houston, TX

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, aiding and abetting; Southern District of Texas

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $5,000 fine (July 20, 2001) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Tyrone Allen – Lubbock, TX

Offense: Aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; Western District of Texas

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (March 25, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Anthony Arthur – Killeen, TX

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of "crack cocaine"; Western District of Texas

Sentence: 210 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $1,000 fine (August 3, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Lisa Woods Ball – Sugar Grove, VA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine; Western District of Virginia

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (March 3, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months' imprisonment.

Curtis A. Beasley – Greer, SC

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five grams or more but less than 50 grams of crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of crack cocaine; District of South Carolina

Sentence: 408 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release (August 16, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Efrem Berry – Americus, GA

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, aka MDMA; Middle District of Georgia

Sentence: 235 months' imprisonment; six years' supervised release (November 9, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 151 months' imprisonment.

Albert Betemit – New York, NY

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of five kilograms of powder cocaine and 50 grams of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine (three counts); distribution of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base (two counts); distribution in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base (two counts); unlawful use of a communication facility; Eastern District of Virginia

Sentence: Life imprisonment; four years' supervised release (September 25, 1996) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months' imprisonment.

Carroll Edgar Blevins, Jr. – Abingdon, VA

Offense: 1. Distribution of methamphetamine (two counts); Western District of Virginia 2. Supervised release violation (possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (two counts)); Western District of Virginia Sentence: 1. 188 months' imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (November 3, 2006) 2. 51 months' imprisonment (consecutive); one year's supervised release (November 3, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Kerwin Blount – New Haven, CT

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; District of Connecticut

Sentence: 292 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (May 18, 2000) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Tramiere Broughton – Clinton, IA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base ("crack"); Southern District of Iowa

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (October 3, 2002) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Thomas Brown – Miami, FL

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine; Southern District of Florida

Sentence: Life imprisonment (October 24, 1989) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2017.

Christopher Carlton Bryson – Davenport, IA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and marijuana, each a schedule I controlled substance, and cocaine and cocaine base ("crack"), each a schedule II controlled substance; money laundering; Southern District of Iowa

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (February 9, 2001) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Earl Cain – Springfield, MA

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; District of Massachusetts

Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (February 15, 2001) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Christopher Michael Calloway – Hampton, VA

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of Virginia

Sentence: 181 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (June 18, 2007); amended to 180 months' imprisonment (June 9, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Jermaine Lewis Carter – Davenport, IA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base; Southern District of Iowa

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (April 24, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Jimmy Carter, Jr. – Montgomery, AL

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride (two counts); possession of cocaine hydrochloride; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Middle District of Alabama

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (September 23, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Mark Clifton – Brooklyn, NY

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack) and aiding and abetting; Eastern District of North Carolina

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $7,500 fine (May 28, 1997) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, and unpaid balance of $7,500 fine remitted, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Dewayne Damper – Fontana, CA

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute "crack" cocaine base; Southern District of Mississippi

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release; $4,500 fine (April 20, 1999); amended to 360 months' imprisonment; six years' supervised release; $4,500 fine (May 12, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Johnny Davis – Florence, SC

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base, commonly known as crack cocaine; District of South Carolina

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (February 4, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Roy Edward Detreville, Jr. – Winter Garden, FL

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine; Middle District of Florida

Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (February 8, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Luis Diaz – Winter Park, FL

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride; Middle District of Florida

Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years' supervised release (July 25, 1996); amended to 360 months' imprisonment (July 1, 2015) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

William Henry Dudley – Atlanta, GA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Northern District of Florida

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $1,000 fine (April 27, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Reginald Leon Edwards – Chatham, VA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Western District of Virginia

Sentence: 181 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $400 fine (August 3, 2007); amended to 180 months' imprisonment (October 22, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Timothy John Ehrmann – Minneapolis, MN

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and ecstasy; aiding and abetting to distribute ecstasy (two counts); aiding and abetting to distribute methamphetamine (three counts); possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; District of Minnesota

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (March 5, 2004); amended to 292 months' imprisonment (September 12, 2016) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 228 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

P.W. Ferguson – Columbia, SC

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of a quantity of cocaine base, aiding and abetting; District of South Carolina

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (May 31, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Darryl D. Fields – Harvey, IL

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine; Northern District of Iowa

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (June 8, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Timothy Fields – Mesquite, TX

Offense: Conspiracy; possession with intent to distribute controlled substance, aiding and abetting (three counts); use and carry firearm during drug trafficking crime; Northern District of Texas

Sentence: Life plus 60 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (February 16, 1994) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 465 months' imprisonment.

Tyris Ford – Philadelphia, PA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base ("crack"); distribution of cocaine base ("crack") or possession with intent to distribute cocaine base ("crack"); carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Sentence: 300 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (January 5, 2001) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Eric Cornell Foster – Bladensburg, MD

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; Eastern District of Michigan

Sentence: Life imprisonment (December 11, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 175 months' imprisonment.

Osvaldo Richard Gonzalez – Sylmar, CA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; possession of firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; Southern District of Iowa

Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (September 7, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Jamere Ireadus Hall – Kissimmee, FL

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; felon in possession of firearm; District of Maryland

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (August 1, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months' imprisonment.

Avery Hardy – Smithville, GA

Offense: Possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine; Middle District of Georgia

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (January 12, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Donikki Hardy – Pacolet, SC

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; District of South Carolina

Sentence: 480 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (November 26, 2002); amended to 300 months' imprisonment (October 28, 2008); amended to 299 months' imprisonment (February 5, 2014) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

William Crawford Hardy, III – Roanoke, VA

Offense: Distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Western District of Virginia

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (February 7, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Robert Jeffrey Harris – Fort Walton Beach, FL

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Northern District of Florida

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (December 12, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months' imprisonment.

Jeff Hendricks – Seagoville, TX

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine; conspiracy to possess a List I chemical to manufacture methamphetamine; Northern District of Texas

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (May 9, 2002); amended to 324 months' imprisonment (April 1, 2016) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Warren Lavell Jackson – Port St. Lucie, FL

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Southern District of Florida

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (March 7, 2000) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months' imprisonment.

Timothy Johnson – Georgetown, SC

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; District of South Carolina

Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (February 28, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Paul Kinney – Anaheim, CA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of methamphetamine; Eastern District of Missouri

Sentence: 235 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (April 19, 2006); amended to 210 months' imprisonment (December 19, 2014) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Daniel Lee Larsen – West Valley City, UT

Offense: Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; conspiracy or attempt to manufacture methamphetamine (two counts); establishment of a manufacture operation; possession of a listed chemical (two counts); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; District of Utah

Sentence: 384 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $2,000 restitution (January 7, 2002) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 270 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Darrius Lewis – McComb, MS

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; Southern District of Mississippi

Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release (May 20, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months' imprisonment.

Robert Lum – Waimanalo, HI

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of methamphetamine; District of Hawaii

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (November 28, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Karliss Lyttle – St. Louis, MO

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; distribution of less than five grams of cocaine base (two counts); Southern District of Illinois

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $500 fine (April 22, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Ryan W. Magro – Dunstable, MA

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; District of Massachusetts

Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release (May 22, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Orlando Keith McCord – Flint, MI

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; Eastern District of Michigan

Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release (April 19, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Donna Sue McDaniel – Boyd, TX

Offense: Distribution of 219.6 grams of methamphetamine; Northern District of Texas

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (September 27, 1996) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

John E. McNeill – Washington, DC

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP; conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP; District of Kansas

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (February 23, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Frantz Michel – Brooklyn, NY

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base; Eastern District of Virginia

Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years' supervised release (January 31, 2003); amended to 300 months' imprisonment (November 1, 2011); amended to 235 months' imprisonment (November 2, 2015) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Vernard Mitchell – Washington, DC

Offense: Unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; unlawful possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; unlawful possession with intent to distribute heroin; unlawful possession with intent to distribute cannabis; District of Columbia

Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (March 30, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Robert L. Moffitt – Fort Worth, TX

Offense: Conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base; maintaining a drug-involved premises (two counts); Northern District of Texas

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; six years' supervised release (April 10, 2006); amended to 292 months' imprisonment (January 12, 2012) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months' imprisonment.

Ward Everette Mohler – Linville, VA

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine; distribution of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (three counts); carry firearm during drug trafficking (two counts); possession of firearm by a convicted felon (two counts); distribution of methamphetamine (nine counts); Western District of Virginia

Sentence: 469 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release (April 23, 1992); amended to 436 months' imprisonment (March 18, 2016) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 22, 2016.

Michael Toriano Morris – Charlotte, NC

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base; Western District of North Carolina

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (August 19, 2004); amended to 292 months’ imprisonment (November 23, 2015) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017.

Jerry Lee Mutchler – Riverton, IA

Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine; Southern District of Iowa

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (February 4, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Victor Robert Nava, Sr. – Billings, MT

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana; distribution of marijuana; possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; distribution of hydrocodone; possession of morphine with intent to distribute; possession of codeine with intent to distribute; District of Montana

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (May 22, 2002) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 270 months' imprisonment.

Cathy Lea Neal – Council Bluffs, IA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture and 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine; Northern District of Iowa

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised (September 24, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 21, 2017.

Jose Otero – Worcester, MA

Offense: Possession of cocaine with intent to distribute; District of Massachusetts

Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release (June 29, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Tilman Rufus Partin – Frakes, KY

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, aiding and abetting; Eastern District of Kentucky

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (October 10, 1997) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 324 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Mario A. Powell – Kansas City, MO

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of "crack" cocaine; Western District of Missouri

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (April 16, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Roosevelt Terence Jerome Rayford – Sherman, TX

Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, possess, or dispense cocaine base (crack) or marijuana; Eastern District of Texas

Sentence: 326 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $2,000 fine (July 1, 2003); amended to 300 months’ imprisonment (April 29, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months' imprisonment.

Eddie James Reed – Albany, GA

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; Middle District of Georgia

Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (February 28, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.

Jose Rodriguez – Camden, NJ

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin and more than 50 grams of cocaine base; District of New Jersey

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $10,000 fine (April 27, 2006); amended to 235 months' imprisonment (August 28, 2015) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017 and unpaid balance of the $10,000 fine remitted.

Cynthia Valdez Shank – Lansing, MI

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than five kilograms of powder cocaine, 50 grams of cocaine base, and/or 1,000 kilograms of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine); possession with intent to distribute 40 pounds of marijuana; Western District of Michigan

Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $10,000 fine (February 29, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 22, 2017, and unpaid balance of the $10,000 fine remitted.

Artis Sherman – Allen, TX

Offense: Conspiracy in the possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine; Western District of Texas

Sentence: 300 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (November 30, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 22, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.