President Obama’s First Pardons Involve Drug Offenses, Coin Mutilation

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by Mark Joyella | 4:38 pm, December 3rd, 2010

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President Obama has made his first set of presidential pardons–and leave it to Fox’s Shepard Smith to mine the list for the funny.

According to the Justice Department, nine individuals have had their offenses erased by the president’s pen, including four men convicted of drug charges, one man sentenced in 1960 to “felony liquor law violation” and a man sentenced in 1972 to illegal possession of government property.

But then there’s Ronald Lee Foster of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. As Smith puts it:

“Little bit of breaking news coming in. You know the president just took off from Afghanistan and they’ve sent us word now that he has granted his first pardons. Nine pardons granted today, no familiar names at all on the list and no really outrageous charges. Four of those convicted of cocaine charges, some other drug charges, conspiracy charges. I think the most interesting one is from Beaver Falls, PA. Ronald Lee Foster, convicted of mutilating coins. For that he got a year’s probation and a twenty dollar fine. And today, Ronald Lee Foster got a pardon.”

Watch it here, from Fox News:

The Official Department Of Justice Press Release Below:

WASHINGTON – Today President Barack Obama granted pardons to the following nine individuals:

* James Bernard Banks – Liberty, Utah

Offense: Illegal possession of government property; 18 U.S.C. § 641.
Sentence: Oct. 31, 1972; District of Utah; two years of probation.

* Russell James Dixon – Clayton, Ga.

Offense: Felony liquor law violation; 26 U.S.C. § 5604(a)(1).
Sentence: June 23, 1960; Northern District of Georgia; two years of probation.

* Laurens Dorsey – Syracuse, N.Y.

Offense: Conspiracy to defraud the United States by making false statements to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1001.

Sentence: Aug. 31, 1998; District of New Jersey; five years of probation and $71,000 restitution.

* Ronald Lee Foster – Beaver Falls, Penn.

Offense: Mutilation of coins; 18 U.S.C. § 331.
Sentence: Oct. 4, 1963; Eastern District of North Carolina; one year of probation and $20 fine.

* Timothy James Gallagher – Navasota, Texas

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine; 21 U.S.C. § 846.
Sentence: Oct. 18, 1982; District of Arizona; three years of probation.

* Roxane Kay Hettinger – Powder Springs, Ga.

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846.
Sentence: March 31, 1986; Northern District of Iowa; 30 days in jail followed by three years of probation.

* Edgar Leopold Kranz Jr. – Minot, N.D.

Offense: Wrongful use of cocaine, adultery and writing three insufficient fund checks; Articles 112a and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Sentence: Sept. 14, 1994, as approved Nov. 4, 1994; General court-martial convened at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; bad conduct discharge (suspended), 24 months of confinement and reduction to pay grade E-1.

* Floretta Leavy – Rockford, Ill.

Offense: Distribution of cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute; 21 U.S. C. §§ 841(a)(1), (a)(2) and 846, 18 U.S.C. § 2.

Sentence: Oct. 19, 1984; District of Kansas; one year and one day in prison and three years of special parole.

* Scoey Lathaniel Morris – Crosby, Texas

Offense: Passing counterfeit obligations or securities; 18 U.S.C. §§ 472 and 2.
Sentence: May 21, 1999; Western District of Texas; three years of probation and $1,200 restitution, jointly and severally.

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timzank

Not a big surprise on the cocaine pardons.
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timzank said:
Not a big surprise on the cocaine pardons.

God forbid so-called conservatives maintain a conservative position on drug policy.
BlackWidow

Publius219 said:
God forbid so-called conservatives maintain a conservative position on drug policy.

Don’t you know that Republicans DON’T DO cocaine????????? LOL LOL
Eliane B

BlackWidow, You didn’t know that only Liberals do drugs and were all drug addicts? They are all too busy thumping their bibles, and babbling their talking points. “The Walking Dead” must be their favorite series.
Arch

is that like putting pennies on the railroad tracks when a train is coming? Or like those tourist machines that flattens out penny and impresses a picture on it?
TeaPartyPatriot

“…including four men convicted of drug charges,…”

The only question is, where ALL of them his suppliers?
trica

imzank says:
December 3, 2010 at 4:41 pm (Quote)

“Not a big surprise on the cocaine pardons.”

No there are no big surprises on coke pardons, since GWB never got convicted on his coke us, if he had daddy Bush would have pardon him long ago.Come to think of it.Daddy Bush the probably reason he was charged. Big enough?
Big Eddie

Never did time with any of ‘em . … But , there’s a coin mutilator back on the street ? ?
disenlightened

Damn liberals will mutilate anything, especially after snorting some coke.
sarainitaly

“No big surprise on the pardons for drug charges.”

timzank said:
Not a big surprise on the cocaine pardons.

And really, not for the guy who mutilated coins, either. haha

Folks irked by Obama coins that are simply stickers placed on 50-cent pieces
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goldmind

Does it really matter? I raped a ninety sever year old woma…and had fun!
goldmind

She almost severed…:)))))))))))
goldmind

How titillating, this discussion has reached an end. Can we call it quits? Charlie is fine, and so is his post. Cheers!
goldmind

Sadly, when this 80 year old asshole is gone, some other motherfucker from Harlem, will replace him. You is a dirty dog Charlie, I am too. Step down motherfuck..and let us live.
goldmind

Sheppy, this was not my intent.
goldmind

Glory…Glory…halleluyaa. NOT! The truth always marches on. Would you like some spagetti and meatballs?
Dem4Ever

Let’s not forget the Thanksgiving turkeys he also pardoned.
goldmind

Praise the fuckin lord…he and she…and daughters in tow…forgave a turkey. Like you and I. Forgiven. Does that mean I can regurgitate?
Just4thefax

Fact: Looks like he is still feeling the shellacking effects. To be honest more people out there need second chances.
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ATTENTION MEDIAITE: Is there some way to cut off a really horrid commenter—goldmind ?
A shame that anyone would have the time to do this. It is appaling and insulting to those with intelligent, funny & interesting comments.
PapaSparky

Sure have to agree G999, his gold turned to (inert) lead several years ago!

BTW, that Foster guy must have been the original tightwad who inspired the old saying about “squeezing a nickel until the buffalo pees”. Now he has a Presidential pardon to go in his scrap book along with his famous quotations award. Only sad note is that it didn’t come from a real President.
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It all adds up to the sad fact that the US has its worst president ever. PLEASE God preserve this country until 2012, when we can send this goofball home.
Elaine B

So there we are…. So where are we?
Elaine B

There you go.. another example of a sad sad person. Pyrpe. Extremely disillusioned, demented and just plan wacked out of there freaken mind.

Oh mighty Anal one…. please forgive me if I make a typo.
Elaine B

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