 PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS |
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Clinton Pardon Grants, January 2001
For more on Marc Rich and other high-profile Clinton pardons, see Notable Pardons, or click to review particular pardons issued by other Presidents and a table of comparative statistics. For more on Presidential pardons in general (origins, procedures, etc.), see JURIST's Presidential Pardons home page.
| Name | Home Town | Offenses | |
| ALLEN, Verla Jean | Everton, Arkansas | False statements to agency of United States | |
| ALTIERE, Nicholas M. | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Importation of cocaine |
| ALTSCHUL, Bernice Ruth | Sherman Village, California | Conspiracy to commit money laundering | |
| ANDERSON, Joe, Jr. | Grove Hill, Alabama | Income tax evasion | |
| ANDERSON, William Sterling | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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Conspiracy to defraud a federally insured financial institution, false statements to a federally insured financial institution, wire fraud |
| AZIZKHANI, Mansour T. | Huntsville, Alabama | Conspiracy and making false statements in bank loan applications | |
| BABIN, Cleveland Victor, Jr. | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Conspiracy to commit offense against the United States by utilizing the U.S. mail in furtherance of a scheme to defraud | |
| BAGLEY, Chris Harmon | Harrah, Oklahoma |
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Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine |
| BANE, Scott Lynn | Mahomet, Illinois | Unlawful distribution of marijuana | |
| BARBER, Thomas Cleveland | Hampton, Florida | Issuing worthless checks | |
| BARGON, Peggy Ann | Monticello, Illinois |
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Violation of the Lacey Act, violation of the Bald Eagle Protection Act |
| BHATKA, Tansukhlal | Income tax evasion | ||
| BLAMPIED, David Roscoe | Ketchum, Idaho | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine | |
| BORDERS, William Arthur, Jr. | Washington, D.C. |
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Conspiracy to corruptly solicit and accept money in return for influencing the official acts of a federal district court judge (Alcee L. Hastings), and to defraud the United States in connection with the performance of lawful government functions; corruptly influencing, obstructing, impeding and endeavoring to influence, obstruct and impede the due administration of justice, and aiding and abetting therein; traveling interstate with intent to commit bribery |
| BOREL, Arthur David | Little Rock, Arkansas | Odometer rollback | |
| BOREL, Douglas Charles | Conway, Arkansas | Odometer rollback | |
| BRABHAM, George Thomas | Austin, Texas |
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Making a false statement or report to a federally insured bank |
| BRASWELL, Almon Glenn | Doravilla, Georgia | Conspiracy to defraud government with respect to claims; perjury | |
| BROWDER, Leonard | Aiken, South Carolina | Illegal dispensing of controlled substance and Medicaid fraud | |
| BROWN, David Steven | New York, New York |
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Securities fraud and mail fraud |
| BURLESON, Delores Caroylene, aka Delores Cox Burleson | Hanna, Oklahoma | Possession of marijuana | |
| BUSTAMANTE, John H. | Cleveland, Ohio | Wire fraud | |
| CAMPBELL, Mary Louise | Ruleville, Mississippi |
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Aiding and abetting the unauthorized use and transfer of food stamps |
| CANDELARIA, Eloida | False information in registering to vote | ||
| CAPILI, Dennis Sobrevinas | Glendale, California | Filing false statements in alien registration | |
| CHAMBERS, Donna Denise | Memphis, Tennessee |
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Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, use of a telephone to facilitate cocaine conspiracy |
| CHAPMAN, Douglas Eugene | Scott, Arkansas | Bank fraud | |
| CHAPMAN, Ronald Keith | Scott, Arkansas | Bank fraud | |
| CHAVEZ, Francisco Larios | Santa Ana, California |
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Aiding and abetting illegal entry of aliens |
| CISNEROS, Henry G. | |||
| CLINTON, Roger | |||
| COHN, Stuart Harris | New Haven, Connecticut | 1. Illegal sale of gold options
2. Illegal sale of silver options |
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| COOPER, David Marc | Wapakoneta, Ohio | Conspiracy to defraud the government | |
| COX, Ernest Harley, Jr. | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | Conspiracy to defraud a federally insured savings and loan, misapplication of bank funds, false statements | |
| CROSS, John F., Jr. | Little Rock, Arkansas | Embezzlement by a bank employee | |
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| CUNNINGHAM, Rickey Lee | Amarillo, Texas | Possession with intent to distribute marijuana | |
| DE LABIO, Richard Anthony | Baltimore, Maryland | Mail fraud, aiding and abetting | |
| DEUTCH, John | Described in January 19, 2001 information | ||
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| DOUGLAS, Richard | False statements | ||
| DOWNE, Edward Reynolds | Conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion; securities fraud | ||
| DUDLEY, Marvin Dean | Omaha, Nebraska | False statements | |
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| DUNCAN, Larry Lee | Branson, Missouri | Altering an automobile odometer | |
| FAIN, Robert Clinton | Aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false corporate tax return | ||
| FERNANDEZ, Marcos Arcenio | Miami, Florida | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana | |
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| FERROUILLET, Alvarez | Interstate transport of stolen property, money laundering, false statements | ||
| FUGAZY, William Denis | Harrison, New York | Perjury in a bankruptcy proceeding | |
| GEORGE, Lloyd Reid | Mail fraud | ||
| GOLDSTEIN, Louis |
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Las Vegas, Nevada | Possession of goods stolen from interstate shipment |
| GORDON, Rubye Lee | Tampa, Florida | Forgery of U.S. Treasury checks | |
| GREEN, Pincus | Switzerland | ||
| HAMNER, Robert Ivey |
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Searcy, Arkansas | Conspiracy to distribute marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute |
| HANDLEY, Samuel Price | Hodgenville, Kentucky | Conspiracy to steal government property | |
| HANDLEY, Woodie Randolph | Hodgenville, Kentucky | Conspiracy to steal government property | |
| HARMON, Jay Houston |
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Jonesboro, Arkansas | 1. Conspiracy to import marijuana, conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, importation of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute
2. Conspiracy to import cocaine |
| HEMMINGSON, John | Interstate transport of stolen property, money laundering | ||
| HERDLINGER, David S. | St. Simons Island, Georgia |
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Mail fraud |
| HUCKLEBERRY, Debi Rae | Ogden, Utah | Distribution of methamphetamine | |
| JAMES, Donald Ray | Fairfield Bay, Arkansas | Mail fraud, wire fraud, and false statement to a bank to influence credit approval | |
| JOBE, Stanley Pruet | El Paso, Texas |
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Conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and bank fraud |
| JOHNSON, Ruben H. | Austin, Texas | Theft and misapplication of bank funds by a bank officer or director | |
| JONES, Linda | Conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other offenses against the United States | ||
| LAKE, James Howard | Illegal corporate campaign contributions, wire fraud | ||
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| LEWIS, June Louise | Lowellville, Ohio | Embezzlement by a bank employee | |
| LEWIS, Salim Bonnor | Short Hills, New Jersey | Securities fraud, record keeping violations, margin violations | |
| LODWICK, John Leighton | Excelsior Springs, Missouri | Income tax evasion | |
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| LOPEZ, Hildebrando | San Isidro, Texas | Distribution of cocaine | |
| LUACES, Jose Julio | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Possession of an unregistered firearm | |
| MANESS, James Timothy | Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance | ||
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| MANNING, James Lowell | Little Rock, Arkansas | Aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false corporate tax return | |
| MARTIN, John Robert | Gulf Breeze, Florida | Income tax evasion | |
| MARTINEZ, Frank Ayala | Elgin, Texas | Conspiracy to supply false documents to the Immigration and Naturalization Service | |
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| MARTINEZ, Silvia Leticia Beltran | Elgin, Texas | Conspiracy to supply false documents to the Immigration and Naturalization Service | |
| McCORMICK, John Francis | Dedham, Massachusetts | Racketeering conspiracy, racketeering, and violation of the Hobbs act | |
| McDOUGAL, Susan H. | |||
| MECHANIC, Howard Lawrence |
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1. Violating the Civil Disobedience Act of 1968
2. Failure to appear
3. Making false statement in acquiring a passport |
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| MITCHELL, Brook K., Sr. | Conspiracy to illegally obtain USDA subsidy payments, false statements to USDA, and false entries on USDA forms | ||
| MORGAN, Charles Wilfred, III |
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Little Rock, Arkansas | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine |
| MORISON, Samuel Loring | Crofton, Maryland | Willful transmission of defense information, unauthorized possession and retention of defense information, theft of government property | |
| NAZZARO, Richard Anthony | Winchester, Massachusetts | Perjury and conspiracy to commit mail fraud | |
| NOSENKO, Charlene Ann |
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Phoenix, Arizona | Conspiracy to defraud the United States, and influencing or injuring an officer or juror generally |
| OBERMEIER, Vernon Raymond | Belleville, Illinois | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, and using a communications facility to facilitate distribution of cocaine | |
| OGALDE, Miguelina | Glendale, California | Conspiracy to import cocaine | |
| OWEN, David C. |
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Olathe, Kansas | Filing a false tax return |
| PALMER, Robert W. | Little Rock, Arkansas | Conspiracy to make false statements | |
| PERHOSKY, Kelli Anne | Bridgeville, Pennsylvania | Conspiracy to commit mail fraud | |
| PEZZOPANE, Richard H. |
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Palo Heights, Illinois | Conspiracy to commit racketeering, and mail fraud |
| PHILLIPS, Orville Rex | Waco, Texas | Unlawful structure of a financial transaction | |
| POLING, Vinson Stewart, Jr. | Baldwin, Maryland | Making a false bank entry, and aiding and abetting | |
| PROUSE, Norman Lyle |
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Conyers, Georgia | Operating or directing the operation of a common carrier while under the influence of alcohol |
| PRUITT, Willie H. H., Jr. | Port Richey, Florida | Absent without official leave | |
| PURSLEY, Danny Martin, Sr. | Goodlettsville, Tennessee | Aiding and abetting the conduct of an illegal gambling business, and obstruction of state laws to facilitate illegal gambling | |
| RAVENEL, Charles D. |
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Charleston, South Carolina | Conspiracy to defraud the United States |
| RAY, William Clyde | Altus, Oklahoma | Fraud using a telephone | |
| REGALADO, Alfredo Luna | Pharr, Texas | Failure to report the transportation of currency in excess of $10,000 into the United States | |
| RICAFORT, Ildefonso Reynes |
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Houston, Texas | Submission of false claims to Veterans Administration |
| RICH, Marc | Switzerland | ||
| RIDDLE, Howard Winfield | Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado | Violation of the Lacey Act (receipt of illegally imported animal skins) | |
| RILEY, Richard Wilson, Jr. |
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Possession of cocaine with intent to distribute | |
| ROBBINS, Samuel Lee | Cedar Park, Texas | Misprision of a felony | |
| RODRIGUEZ, Joel Gonzales | Houston, Texas | Theft of mail by a postal employee | |
| ROGERS, Michael James |
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McAllen, Texas | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana |
| ROSS, Anna Louise | Lubbock, Texas | Distribution of cocaine | |
| RUST, Gerald Glen | Avery, Texas | False declarations before grand jury | |
| RUST, Jerri Ann |
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Avery, Texas | False declarations before grand jury |
| RUTHERFORD, Bettye June | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute | |
| SANDS, Gregory Lee | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine | |
| SCHWIMMER, Adolph |
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Conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, conspiracy to export arms and ammunition to a foreign country and related charges | |
| SERETTI, Albert A., Jr. | McKees Rocks, Pennyslvania | Conspiracy and wire fraud | |
| SHAW, Patricia Campbell Hearst | Wilton, Connecticut | Armed bank robbery and using a firearm during a felony | |
| SMITH, Dennis Joseph |
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Redby, Minnesota | 1. Unauthorized absence
2. Failure to obey off-limits instructions
3. Unauthorized absence |
| SMITH, Gerald Owen | Florence, Mississippi | Armed bank robbery | |
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| SMITH, Stephen A. | |||
| SPEAKE, Jimmie Lee | Breckenridge, Texas | Conspiracy to possess and utter counterfeit $20 Federal Reserve notes | |
| STEWART, Charles Bernard | Sparta, Georgia | Illegally destroying U.S. Mail | |
| STEWART-ROLLINS, Marlena Francisca |
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Euclid, Ohio | Conspiracy to distribute cocaine |
| SYMINGTON, John Fife, III | |||
| TANNEHILL, Richard Lee | Reno, Nevada | Conspiracy and restraint of trade | |
| TENAGLIA, Nicholas C. | Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania |
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Receipt of illegal payments under the Medicare program |
| THOMAS, Gary Allen | Lancaster, Texas | Theft of mail by postal employee | |
| TODD, Larry Weldon | Gardendale, Texas | Conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S. in violation of the Lacey Act and the Airborne Hunting Act | |
| TREVINO, Olga C. | Converse, Texas |
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Misapplication by a bank employee |
| VAMVOUKLIS, Ignatious | Exeter, New Hampshire | Possession of cocaine | |
| VAN DE WEERD, Patricia A. | Tomahawk, Wisconsin | Theft by a U.S. Postal employee | |
| WADE, Christopher V. |
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| WARMATH, Bill Wayne | Walls, Mississippi | Obstruction of correspondence | |
| WATSON, Jack Kenneth | Oakridge, Oregon | Making false statements of material facts to the U.S. Forest Service | |
| WEBB, Donna Lynn | Panama City, Florida |
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False entry in savings and loan record by employee |
| WELLS, Donald William | Phenix City, Alabama | Possession of an unregistered firearm | |
| WENDT, Robert H. | Kirkwood, Missouri | Conspiracy to effectuate the escape of a federal prisoner | |
| WILLIAMS, Jack L. |
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Making false statements to federal agents | |
| WILLIAMS, Kevin Arthur | Omaha, Nebraska | Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine | |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Michael | Davison, Michigan | Conspiracy to transport in foreign commerce securities obtained by fraud | |
| WILSON, Jimmie Lee | Helena, Arkansas |
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Converting property mortgaged or pledged to a farm credit agency, and converting public money to personal use |
| WINGATE, Thelma Louise | Sale City, Georgia | Mail fraud | |
| WOOD, Mitchell Couey | Sherwood, Arkansas | Conspiracy to possess and to distribute cocaine | |
| WOOD, Warren Stannard | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing a false document with the Securities and Exchange Commission |
| WORTHEY, Dewey | Conway, Arkansas | Medicaid fraud | |
| YALE, Rick Allen | Belleville, Illinois | Bank fraud | |
| YASAK, Joseph A. | Chicago, Illinois |
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Knowingly making under oath a false declaration regarding a material fact before a grand jury |
| YINGLING, William Stanley | Interstate transportation of stolen vehicle | ||
| YOUNG, Phillip David | Little Rock, Arkansas | Interstate transportation and sale of fish and wildlife |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice. List of commutations also available.
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