Pardons! Get Yer Pardons HERE! Bush grants 15 new pardons

[berni_mccoy]

Sorry for the fox news link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,341529,00.html

— William L. Baker of Spokane, Wash. Offense: Distribution of a controlled substance; falsifying records. Sentenced July 15, 1980, in Wyoming to 24 months imprisonment, one year special parole.

— George Francis Bauckham of Oak Ridge, N.J. Offense:Unlawful detention, delay and secretion of mail by a postal employee. Sentenced May 16, 1958, in New Jersey to five years probation and $100 fine.

— Kenneth Charles Britt of White City, Kansas. Offense: Conspiracy to violate federal and state fish and wildlife laws. Sentenced Nov. 12, 1998, in Kansas to three years probation and restitution of $8,250.

— William Bruce Butt of London, Ky. Offense: Bank embezzlement. Sentenced June 20, 1990, in Kentucky to three years probation.

— Mariano Garza Caballero of Brownsville, Texas. Offense: Dealing in firearms without a federal firearms license. Sentenced Nov. 1, 1984, in Texas to 34 days imprisonment, four years probation, and a $1,000 fine.

— Anthony C. Foglio (aka Tony Foley) of Santee, Calif. Offense: Distribution of marijuana. Sentenced Oct. 15, 1996, in West Virginia to three years probation.

— Marvin Robert Foster of Boca Raton, Fla. Offense: False statement in connection with a Federal Housing Administration loan. Sentenced Jan. 19, 1968, in Rhode Island to one year probation and a $3,500 fine.

— Carl Harry Hachmeister of Denton, Texas. Offense: Conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Sentenced Jan. 22, 1985, in Utah to three years probation and $39,330 restitution.

— William Marcus McDonald of Wetumpka, Alabama. Offense: Distribution of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, use of cocaine, possession of cocaine, use of marijuana. Sentenced May 2, 1984, by U.S. Air Force general court-martial convened at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., to four years confinement at hard labor, forfeiture of $300 pay per month for four years, reduction in rank to basic airman, and a bad conduct discharge.

— Robert Michael Milroy of Cinnaminson, N.J. Offense: Importation of heroin. Sentenced April 2, 1975, in seven and a half years imprisonment, six years special parole, and three years probation.

— Jerry Lynn Moldenhauer of Colorado Springs, Colo. Offense: Knowingly selling migratory bird parts in violation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Sentenced Sept. 19, 1994, in Colorado to three years probation and $1,000 fine.

— Thomas Donald Moldenhauer of Colorado Springs, Colo. Offense: Knowingly selling migratory bird parts in violation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Sentenced Sept. 19, 1994, in Colorado to three years probation and $1,000 fine.

— Richard James Putney (aka Richard James Putney Jr.) of Woodbridge, Va. Offense: Aiding and abetting the escape of a prisoner. Sentenced Sept. 16, 1996, in West Virginia to one year of probation and a $100 fine.

— Timothy Alfred Thone of Woodbury, Minn. Offense: Making a false statement to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to obtain a mortgage loan. Sentenced Sept. 18, 1987, in Minnesota to two years probation, $1,500 fine.

— Lonnie Edward Two Eagle Sr. of Parmelee, S.D. Offense: Simple assault committed on an Indian reservation (misdemeanor). Sentenced Oct. 6, 1976, in South Dakota to two years probation.

[varkam]

1. Hey, can I have a pardon?

Oh, right. I forgot that I'm a dirty Dem.

[SoCalDem]

2. Money, drug & hunting crimes.. color me surprised...NOT

:puke:

[Warpy]

3. Only one did jail time and that was 28 years ago

Everybody else on the list got fines and probation.

I smell a rat. These are undoubtedly party loyalists applying for sensitive jobs they're not qualified to fill.

[MidwestTransplant]

4. Just wait until he leaves office.

[izquierdista]

5. Making false statements to obtain a mortgage loan

I can understand that pardon. He was sentenced 20 years ago, before it became standard operating procedure to polish up the loan application.

And that coke dealer in Alabama.....I wonder if his customer list ever became public? That might explain a lot.

But Goddamn that asshole Bauckham, he should rot for life! I just know he stole my Howdy Doody fan club fun kit that I saved up those box tops for! :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Hippo_Tron]

6. I agree with the pardons for nonviolent drug offenses, wish he'd grant more of them

[MinM]

12. Even if those drug sales were funding the Contras (Iran-Contra)?

Larisa Alexandrovna is all over this:

at-Largely: Coke dealers, Heorin pushers, Crack sellers...the Bush pardons...

I am not sure how Bush (more likely his handlers) selected the following people for the rare Bush pardon, but I find the crimes of those selected most interesting. My comments about each person are pure speculation, but something to consider nevertheless:

William Marcus McDonald Wetumpka, Alabama
Offense: Distribution of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, use of cocaine, possession of cocaine, use of marijuana; Article 134, U.C.M.J.

Sentence: May 2, 1984; U.S. Air Force general court-martial convened at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; four years confinement at hard labor, forfeiture of $300 pay per month for four years, reduction in rank to basic airman, and a bad conduct discharge.

So, an Air Force officer is running coke, during the period of Iran- Contra (not saying as part of Iran Contra, just the time-frame). I cannot find much on McDonald. Was he wrongly convicted? What is the reason for the pardon? He only got four years for distributing coke? Wow, assuming this guy was rightly convicted, seems to me that he got off rather light to begin with.

Robert Michael Milroy Cinnaminson, New Jersey
Offense: Importation of heroin; 21 U.S.C. §§ 960(a)(1), 952(a), and 843(b).
Sentence: April 2, 1975; Eastern District of Virginia; seven and one-half years imprisonment, six years special parole, and three years probation.

Again, the time-frame of the sentence is most intriguing. Again, the same questions apply with regard to why this man was pardoned.

William L. Baker Spokane, Washington
Offense: Distribution of a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(2); falsifying records, 21 U.S.C. §§ 827(a)(3), 843(a)(4).
Sentence: July 15, 1980; District of Wyoming; 24 months imprisonment, one year special parole.

Not a clue what this guy is about or why someone who served a two year sentence 28 years ago needs a pardon now. Was he wrongly convicted?

William Bruce Butt London, Kentucky
Offense: Bank embezzlement; 18 U.S.C. § 656.
Sentence: June 20, 1990; Eastern District of Kentucky; three years probation.

Okay, this guy never put a foot in jail. He got probation almost 20 years ago. But the time-frame would place this guy in the period of the S&L scandals. I am of course speculating, but since we are not yet given the reason for this and the other pardons, speculation will have to do for now - and a bit of Google-digging I think..

Coverup - behind the iran-contra affair (1988)

[Hippo_Tron]

14. Those people should've been indicted for conspiracy

[gear_head]

7. did any of them, not show up in court? n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

16. Please elaborate. -nt

[ThomWV]

8. Why were these petty offenses pardoned when millions of similar cases are not?

What made each of these cases special? This is a serious question. None of these cases are sufficiently serious to have risen to the attention of the White House. So how did it happen? Is this the spoils of outright bribery?

[Thothmes]

9. Why did President Clinton pardon some of the people he did?

People use influence to get case reviewed for Presidential Pardons. This group of cases seem pretty innocuous. Other than the commutation of Libby's jail time, Bush's pardons have not raised nearly the eye brows that some of President Clinton pardons did.

[L. Coyote]

10. INDEED. This is fishy. Why are they cleaning up these guys?

Why not pardon all the people who are disenfranchised and denied the right to vote?

[dysfunctional press]

11. you don't need a presidential pardon to get your voting rights back.

i have a friend who was convicted of a felony, but petitioned and got back his right to vote.

[Supersedeas]

13. add another Banker to the list of Bankers that Busholini has pardoned

[melm00se]

15. Presidential pardons

barring some sort of pardoning frenzy at the 11th hour, it looks like Bush will go down as having the fewest number of pardons (157 to date)since the end of WWII:

1. Truman: 5,030 petitions, 93 months in office, pardons granted 1,913 (38%).

2. Eisenhower: 4,100 petitions, 96 months in office, pardons granted 1,110 (27%)

3. Kennedy: 1,749 petitions, 34 months in office, pardons granted 472 (27%)

4. Johnson: 4,537 petitions, 62 months in office, pardons granted 960 (21%)

5. Nixon: 1,699 petitions, 67 moths in office, pardons granted 892 (53%)

6. Ford: 978 petitions, 29 months in office, pardons granted 382 (39%)

7. Carter: 1,581 petitions, 48 months in office, pardons granted 534 (34%)

8. Reagan: 2,099 petitions, 96 months in office, pardons granted 393 (~19%)

9. Bush Sr.: 731 petitions, 48 months in office, pardons granted 74 (10%)

10. Clinton: 2,001 petitions, 96 months in office, pardons granted 396 (~20%)