Joe Biden Grants Clemency to 16 Criminals, Here’s the Full List
Joe Biden granted clemency to 16 criminals on Wednesday, with 11 individuals being granted pardons and five commutations.
The majority of the individuals granted pardons were convicted of drug offenses such as distributing cocaine and having possession of hard drugs.
Here’s the complete list by the DOJ:
- Leshay Nicole Rhoton of Bristol, Tennessee. Offense: “Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine.”
- Margaret Ann Vandyke of Ellenville, New York. Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance (crack cocaine)
- Jason Hernandez of McKinney, Texas.
