On Monday President Bush pardoned 12 individuals, and commuted the sentences of 2 others - but "Scooter" Libby wasn't among them. You'll recall that Bush earlier commuted the sentence of "Scooter" Libby, which put much of the nation in an uproar.
They are first Bush pardons since March. His total is 171 pardons and eight commutations, less than half as many as Presidents Clinton or Reagan issued during their two terms.
I expect that Bush is saving his Libby pardon until just before Inauguration Day.
The list of Bush pardons and commutations from today are as follows, from a Justice Department Press Release:
Leslie Owen Collier (Charleston, Mo.)
Offense: Unauthorized use of a registered pesticide; violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
Sentence: Feb. 2, 1996; Eastern District of Missouri; two years’ probation and $10,000 in restitution.
Milton Kirk Cordes (Rapid City, S.D.)
Offense: Conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act
Sentence: Dec. 14, 1998; District of South Dakota; 18 months’ probation conditioned on loss of hunting privileges for one year, performance of 100 hours of community service and payment of a $2,000 fine.
Richard Micheal Culpepper (Mahomet, Ill.)
Offense: False statements to the United States
Sentence: Jan. 15, 1988; Central District of Illinois; five years' probation conditioned on payment of a $1,000 fine and $4,351.90 in restitution.
Brenda Jean Dolenz-Helmer (Fort Worth, Texas)
Offense: Misprision of a felony.
Sentence: Dec. 31, 1998; Northern District of Texas; four years' probation, with the special condition of 600 hours of community service and a $10,000 fine.
Andrew Foster Harley (Falls Church, Va.)
Offense: Wrongful use and distribution of marijuana and cocaine; Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sentence: April 17, 1985, as approved June 13, 1985; U.S. Air Force general court martial convened at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 90 days' confinement, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and dismissal from the Air Force.
Obie Gene Helton (Rossville, Ga.)
Offense: Unauthorized acquisition of food stamps;
Sentence: April 1, 1983; Eastern District of Tennessee; two years’ probation, $500 fine and $875 in restitution.
Carey C. Hice Sr.- Travelers Rest, S.C.
Offense: Income tax evasion;
Sentence: March 5, 1996; District of South Carolina; three years’ probation condition on 180 days' home confinement and a $13,000 fine.
Geneva Yvonne Hogg (Chamblee, Ga.)
Offense: Bank embezzlement;
Sentence: June 19, 1980; District of South Carolina; five years’ probation and a $500 fine.
William Hoyle McCright Jr. (Midland, Texas)
Offense: Making false entries, books, reports or statements of bank;
Sentence: Oct. 20, 1986, as amended September 23, 1987; Western District of Texas; two years’ imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.
Paul Julian McCurdy (Sulphur, Okla.)
Offense: Misapplication of bank funds by a bank officer;
Sentence: Feb. 12, 1988; Eastern District of Oklahoma; five years’ probation and $5,000 in restitution.
Robert Earl Mohon Jr. (Grant, Ala.)
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute marijuana
Sentence: Oct. 22, 1987; Northern District of Alabama; three years in prison.
Ronald Alan Mohrhoff - (Los Angeles)
Offense: Unlawful use of a telephone in furtherance of a narcotics felony,
Sentence: Oct. 9, 1984; Central District of California; one year of in prison followed by five years’ probation with the special condition of 2,500 hours of community service.
Daniel Figh Pue III (Conroe, Texas)
Offense: Illegal treatment, storage and disposal of a hazardous waste without a permit; illegal transportation of a hazardous waste to an unpermitted facility for storage or disposal,
Sentence: Oct. 25, 1996; Southern District of Texas; three years' probation conditioned on six months' home confinement and a $1,000 fine.
Orion Lynn Vick (White Hall, Ark.)
Offense: Aiding and abetting the theft of government property;
Sentence: June 17, 1975; District of Arizona; payment of a $250 fine within 90 days.
COMMUTATIONS:
John Edward Forte (North Brunswick, N.J.)
Offense: Aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine;
Sentence: Nov. 20, 2001; Southern District of Texas; 168 months in prison, five years’ supervised release and a $5,000 fine.
Terms of commutation: Sentence of imprisonment to expire on Dec. 22, 2008, leaving intact and in effect the five year term of supervised release with all its conditions.
James Russell Harris (Detroit, Mich.)
Offense: Conspiracy to aid and abet the distribution of cocaine; attempted money laundering; aiding and abetting the attempted distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); conspiracy to affect interstate commerce by obtaining property under color of official right; attempt to affect interstate commerce by obtaining property under color of official right
Sentence: May 10, 1993; Eastern District of Michigan; 360 months in prison, five years’ supervised release and a $50,000 fine.
Terms of clemency grant: Unpaid balance of fine remitted; sentence of imprisonment commuted to expire on Dec. 22, 2008, leaving intact and in effect the five year term of supervised release with all its conditions save the obligation to satisfy the unpaid balance of the fine.
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