Producer/rapper and Refugee camp member John Forte, who is currently serving 14 years in prison for smuggling two briefcases filled with $1.4 million worth of liquid cocaine, is one of 16 people receiving pardons or reduced sentences from President Bush.
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) had written to the Justice Department and Bush on behalf of Forte:
“Now is the perfect opportunity for John to be given the chance to provide positive benefits to society through his considerable musical talents,” Hatch said, in a letter to Bush in January. Hatch’s office declined to discuss the case; the clemency request is pending.
With the commutation, Forte will be released Dec. 22, after serving just over seven years. He still faces five years of supervised probation.
Source:Hiphopgame.com
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