President Obama commutes 50-year sentence for leader of historic Baton Rouge cocaine

The Advocate ^ | March 30, 2016 | Joe Gyan jr

[detective]

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Full title: President Obama commutes 50-year sentence for leader of historic Baton Rouge cocaine distribution ring.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the 50-year federal prison sentence of a Baton Rouge man accused of being the ringleader of one of the city’s largest crack cocaine distribution rings.

John E. “Boo” Milton III, 50, will be released on July 28 under the president’s order. He has served 19 years of that sentence and is being held at a federal prison in Alabama.

A federal probation officer had estimated that Milton was responsible for bringing 210 pounds of powder and crack cocaine to Baton Rouge from 1992 to 1996, but

[eyeamok]

You must be young, because HE ADMITTED IT!

[Lumper20]

Maxwell is a luxury place for the likes of the Watergate guys and Jesse Jackson, JR.

[funfan]

Historic

[willibeaux]

No eye.. I don’t remember him admitting it and I’m not exactly young at 86.

Thanks for reminding me.

[wildbill]

Ican understand the problem with different forms of cocaine having different penalties. That doesnt seem fair.

I can also see the issue of Federal sentencing regulations being mandatory creates a system that can unfairly penalize small holders vs. larger dealers..

What I can’t understand is some kingpin getting a pardon when the ‘fairness’ arguement had always been about low level guys getting long sentences for small amounts of cocaine possession or sale. This kingpin pardon smacks of bribery or political influence or both.