President Obama Grants 209 more Commutations and Pardons at the end of his term including Chelsea Manning
buzzz worthy. . . WASHINGTON – Today, the President granted commutation of sentence to 209 individuals and pardons to 64 individuals: Chelsea Manning (formerly Army Private Bradley Manning), who leaked private documents ot Wikileaks opted to sexual reassignment surgery. Manning is among those receiving a pardon for a 35 year sentence. The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 209 individuals: • Pablo Abrugar Abulencia –Silver Spring, MD Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; Eastern District of Virginia Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 11, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 205 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. • Christopher Almaguer – Fort Worth, TX Offense: Conspiracy to possess...