President Bush Grants Pardons to 11 Individuals
12/20/2005 5:10:00 PM
To: National Desk
Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, 202-514-2008 or 202-514-1888 (TDD), Web:
http://www.USDOJ.govWASHINGTON, Dec. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- President George W. Bush granted pardons to the following 11 individuals:
Carl Eugene Cantrell, Monteagle, Tenn.
-- Offense: Violation of Internal Revenue Service liquor laws; 26 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.
-- Sentence: July 25, 1967; Eastern District of Tennessee; three years probation.
Charles Winston Carter, Hanna City, Ill.
-- Offense: Conspiracy to steal property of the United States; 18 U.S.C. Section 371 and 641.
-- Sentence: Sept. 25, 1964; Southern (now Central) District of Illinois; two years probation.
Harper James Finucan, Charleston, S.C.
-- Offense: Possession with intent to distribute marijuana; 21 U.S.C. Section 841(a)(1).
-- Sentence: April 9, 1980; District of South Carolina; 39 months imprisonment; five years special parole.
Bobby Frank Kay, Sr., Suffolk, Va.
-- Offense: Operation of an illegal distillery; 26 U.S.C. Section 5174, 5606, 5216, 5686(b), and 7302.
-- Sentence: May 13, 1959; Eastern District of Virginia; two years incarceration; $1,003 fine.
Melvin L. McKee, Surprise, Ariz.
-- Offense: Conspiracy to make and cause the making of false statements in loan applications; aiding and abetting the making of a materially false statement in a loan application; 18 U.S.C. Section 371, 1014, and 2.
-- Sentence: May 17, 1982; District of Nevada; five years probation conditioned upon performance of 400 hours of community service and payment of a $2,500 fine.
Charles Elis McKinley, Pall Mall, Tenn.
-- Offense: Violation of Internal Revenue Service liquor laws; 26 U.S.C. Section 1185 (as in effect in 1950).
-- Sentence: June 5, 1950; Middle District of Tennessee; two years probation.
Donald Lee Pendergrass, Ramona, Calif.
-- Offense: Bank robbery by use of a dangerous weapon; 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d).
-- Sentence: Feb. 4, 1964; Southern District of California; 12 years imprisonment.
Charles Blurford Power, Fort Pierce, Fla.
-- Offense: Interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle; 18 U.S.C. Section 408 (1940 edition).
-- Sentence: April 2, 1948; Northern District of Georgia; one year and one day imprisonment.
John Gregory Schillace, Hammond, La.
-- Offense: Conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute; 21 U.S.C. Section 846.
-- Sentence: May 11, 1988, amended Feb. 21, 1989; Eastern District of Louisiana; 20 months imprisonment; three years supervised release, as amended.
Wendy Rose St. Charles, Denver, Colo.
-- Offense: Conspiracy to conduct a narcotics enterprise, and distribution of cocaine; 18 U.S.C. Section 1962(d), and 21 U.S.C. Section 841(a)(1).
-- Sentence: Aug. 10, 1984; Northern District of Illinois; four years imprisonment; four years special parole; and four years probation, to run consecutively to the term of imprisonment.
Jimmy Lee Williams, Mesquite, Texas
-- Offense: False statement on a loan application; 18 U.S.C. Section 1014.
-- Sentence: June 26, 1995; Northern District of Texas; five years probation and $5,000 fine.
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