[CTRL] The 62 people granted clemency Friday by President Clinton
-Caveat Lector- [Sorry if y'all have seen this, but I wondering if this is normal, i.e., the actual nature of the crimes and the shear amount of these pardons comuntations?? To me, this is just unbelievable. The President of the United States can only give pardons and/or clemency for Federal crimes. Take a look at this list and ask yourself how the crimes these people are supposed to have committed fell under the jurisdiction of the Federal government. If I'm not mistaking, MOST of these were, are, and should be state crimes, of which the Federal government has no legal role. --MS] begin forward Associated Press The 62 people granted clemency Friday by President Clinton, with the year sentenced and offense, according to the Justice Department: Commutations of sentence: --Edward Raymond Birdseye, Chico, Calif., May 1992, unlawful use of a communication facility. --Charles Edward Boggs, Paragould, Ark., October 1977, receiving a stolen motor vehicle which was part of interstate commerce. --Terry Coy Bonner, Hambleton, W.Va., July 1986, possession of an illegally made destructive device. --Darrin Dean Dorn, July 1981, Iowa, conspiracy to damage property by means and use of an explosive. --Dorothy Marie Gaines, Alabama, March 1995, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, cocaine base. --Bobby Franklin Griffin, Missouri., December 1997, bribery, mail fraud. --Kemba Niambi Smith, Virginia, April 1995, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, conspiracy to engage in money laundering, making false statements to an agent of the United States. Pardons (59): --Jimmy Lee Allen, Everton, Ark., September 1990, false statements to agency of United States. --Virgil Lamoin Baker, Swansea, Ill., July 1959, violation of the Military Training and Service Act. --Garran Dee Barker, North Little Rock, Ark., December 1986, conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. --Nancy M. Baxter, Vansant, Va., May 1990, tax evasion and filing a false amended tax return. --Charles N. Besser, Chicago, October 1985, mail fraud. --Harlan Richard Billings, Stonington, Maine, August 1985, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute is excess of 1,000 pounds of marijuana. --Edward Raymond Birdseye, Chico, Calif., May 1992, unlawful use of a communication facility. --Roscoe Crosby Blunt Jr., Shrewsbury, Mass., April 1945, Fraternization, Article of War 96. --Charles Edward Boggs, Paragould, Ark., October 1977, receiving a stolen motor vehicle which was part of interstate commerce. --Terry Coy Bonner, Hambleton, W.Va., July 1986, possession of an illegally made destructive device. --Alfred Whitney Brown III, Covington, La., June 1992, illegal sale of wildlife by allowing hunting over a baited field. --William Robert Carpenter, McMillan, Mich., November 1991, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. --Philip Vito DiGirolamo, Prunedale, Calif., June 1984, conspiracy to import marijuana, willfully subscribing to a false tax return. --Peter Welling Dionis, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 1976, conspiracy, importation, and possession with intent to distribute hashish. --Darrin Dean Dorn, July 1981, Iowa, conspiracy to damage property by means and use of an explosive. --Peter Bailey Gimbel, New York, February 1991, conspiracy to distribute cocaine. --Philip Joseph Grandmaison, Nashua, N.H., March 1996, mail fraud. --Joe Robert Grist, Abilene, Texas, June 1990, misapplication of funds by a bank employee. --LeRoy Kenneth Hartung Jr., Las Vegas, September 1986, interception of wire communications. --Joseph Riddick Hendrick III, Charlotte, N.C., December 1997, mail fraud. --Judd Blair Hirschberg, Chicago, July 1991, mail fraud. --Robert Quinn Houston, Brandon, Miss., April 1986, conspiracy to obstruct commerce by extortion. --Martin Joseph Hughes, Rocky River, Ohio, November 1987, aiding and abetting the falsification of union records, aiding and assisting in the submission of false tax records, making false statements to a government agency. --Jere Wayne Johnson, Enid, Okla., September 1982, conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and Wield County, Okla., while serving as a county commissioner. --Michael Thomas Johnson, d'Iberville, Miss., January 1987, filing false tax returns. --Daniel Wayne Keys, Benton, Ark., September 1977, possession with intent to distribute marijuana. --Larry Ray Killough, Searcy, Ark., June 1985, unlawful distribution of prescription drugs. --Jack Kligman, Philadelphia, August 1985, conspiracy and mail fraud. --Hector Osvaldo Labagnara, Beach Haven, N.J., January 1976, conspiracy to transport stolen motor vehicles in interstate commerce, to receive and sell stolen motor vehicles, to transport false vehicle registrations in interstate commerce, and to receive and dispose of false vehicle registrations; receipt and sale of stolen motor vehicles. --Moses Jubilee Lestz
Re: [CTRL] The 62 people granted clemency Friday by President Clinton
-Caveat Lector- On 28 Dec 2000, at 14:59, MICHAEL SPITZER wrote: -Caveat Lector- [Sorry if y'all have seen this, but I wondering if this is normal, i.e., the actual nature of the crimes and the shear amount of these pardons comuntations?? To me, this is just unbelievable. The President of the United States can only give pardons and/or clemency for Federal crimes. Take a look at this list and ask yourself how the crimes these people are supposed to have committed fell under the jurisdiction of the Federal government. If I'm not mistaking, MOST of these were, are, and should be state crimes, of which the Federal government has no legal role. --MS] Maybe they just know the "right" people and have enough cash to spread around to make it worthwhile to pardon them. -- God is dead, but fifty thousand social workers have risen to take his place. -- J. D. McCoughey A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] The 62 people granted clemency Friday by President Clinton
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 12/28/00 3:59:52 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If I'm not mistaking, MOST of these were, are, and should be state crimes, of which the Federal government has no legal role. --MS] http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/21/presidentialclemency.ap/inde x.html exerpt: Earlier this week, a coalition of 675 clergy asked Clinton to commute sentences of nonviolent drug offenders. In a letter, the group asked the president to grant clemency and release on supervised parole those federal prisoners who have served at least five years for low-level, nonviolent involvement in drug cases. http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/28/clinton.pardons.reut/index.h tml exerpts Clinton last week pardoned 59 people and commuted the sentences of three others to time served. But he did not include well-known figures such as Susan McDougal, his partner in the failed Whitewater land deal in Arkansas, and former junk bond king Michael Milken. --- Clinton said Wednesday that at least until last week's actions he had given fewer pardons than any president in nearly three decades. --- Clinton drew a distinction between sentence commutations -- which he said should be based only on "very specific reasons" -- and pardons, which he said should be given a more "broad-minded" consideration. --- "There are many people ... they'd like to vote at election time, they'd like to be full citizens, and they're out there working hard and paying taxes. And they have paid the price," he said. --- Two commutations Clinton announced last week were for women convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. They were considered incidental figures who received longer sentences than key offenders. -- Samantha A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
