List of people pardoned by George W. Bush

This is a list of people pardoned by George W. Bush. Bush, a Republican, served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

Constitutional authority

The pardon powers of the president are outlined in Article Two of the United States Constitution (Section 2, Clause 1), which provides:

Definitions

A pardon is an executive order granting clemency for a conviction, it may be granted "at any point after the...commission" of the crime. As per Justice Department regulations, convicted persons may only apply five or more years after their sentence has been completed. However, the president's power to pardon is not restricted by any temporal constraints except that the crime must have been committed. Its practical effect is the restoration of civil rights and statutory disabilities (i.e., firearm rights, occupational licensing) associated with a past criminal conviction. In rarer cases, such as the pardon of Richard Nixon, a pardon can also halt criminal proceedings and prevent an indictment. A commutation is the mitigation of the sentence of someone currently serving a sentence for a crime pursuant to a conviction, without vacating the conviction itself.

List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States

A list of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States, ordered by date of pardon or commutation, is available here: List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States.

Pardons issued by George W. Bush

December 20, 2002

Name District Sentenced Offense Kenneth Franklin Copley M. D. Tenn. 1962 Manufacturing untaxed whiskey, 26 U.S.C. §§ , , , , , and . Harlan Paul Dobas W. D. Wash. 1966 Conspiracy, . Stephen James Jackson E. D. La. 1993 Altering the odometer of a motor vehicle, 15 U.S.C. §§ and . Douglas Harley Rogers E. D. Wis. 1957 Failure to submit to induction into the Armed Forces of the United States; 50 App. U.S.C. § 451 et seq. Walter Fred Schuerer N. D. Iowa. 1989 Making a false statement to the Social Security Administration regarding his employment; . Paul Herman Wieser W. D. Wash. 1972 Theft from an interstate shipment, . Olgen Williams S. D. Ind. 1971 Theft from the mail by a postal employee, iou .

November 5, 2003

Name District Sentenced Offense Bruce Louis Bartos S. D. Fla. 1987 Transportation of a machine gun in foreign commerce, 18 U.S.C. §§ and .http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/November/03_opa_607.htm Department of Justice Press Release 11/6/03 Brianna Lea Haney W. D. Wash. 1991 Failure to report monetary instruments, 31 U.S.C. §§ and . David Custer Heaston D. Nev. 1988 False statement, . Michael Robert Moelter W. D. Wis. 1988 Conducting an illegal gambling business, .

February 14, 2004

Name District Sentenced Offense David B. McCall, Jr. E. D. Tex. 1997 False entry in bank books and aiding and abetting, 18 U.S.C. §§ and .http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2004/February/04_opa_089.htm Department of Justice Press Release 2/16/04

May 20, 2004

Name District Sentenced Offense Paul Jude Donnici W. D. Mo. 1993 Use of a telephone in the transmission of wagering information, .http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2004/May/04_opa_353.htm Department of Justice Press Release 5/21/04 Samuel Wattie Guerry D. So. Car. 1994 Food stamp fraud, . Charles E. Hamilton W. D. Wash. 1989 Mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ and . Kenneth Lynn Norris W. D. Okla. 1993 Unlawful disposal of hazardous waste, and . Johnson Heyward Tisdale D. So. Car. 1994 Food stamp fraud, .

July 6, 2004

Name District Sentenced Offense Anthony John Curreri E. D. Wis. 1976 Mail fraud, .http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2004/July/04_opa_468.htm Department of Justice Press Release 7/7/04 Craven Wilford McLemore W. D. Okla. 1983 Conspiracy to defraud the United States and Caddo County, .

November 17, 2004

Name District Sentenced Offense Meredith Elizabeth Casares D. Kan. 1989 Embezzlement of U.S. Postal Service funds, .http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2004/November/04_opa_753.htm Department of Justice Press Release 11/17/04 Gerald Douglas Ficke D. Neb. 1992 Structuring currency transactions to evade reporting requirements, 31 U.S.C. §§ and and . Richard Arthur Morse S. D. Miss. 1963 Interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle, . Fred Dale Pitzer S. D. Ohio 1976 Interstate transportation of falsely made securities, . Cecil John Rhodes N. D. Tex 1981 Making a materially false statement in a loan application to a federally insured bank, . Russell Don Sell D. Kan. 1995 Aiding and abetting the making of a false statement to a credit institution, 18 U.S.C. §§ and .

December 21, 2004

Name District Sentenced Offense Kristan Diane Akins, fka Kristan Diane Bullock and Kristan D. Wheeler E. D. No. Car. 1990 Embezzlement by a bank employee, .http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2006/August/06_opa_544.html Department of Justice Press Release 12/21/04 Ronald William Cauley D. Rhode Island 1980 Misapplication of bank funds by an employee, . Stephen Davis Simmons W. D. Tex. 1981 Possession of counterfeit obligations, . Roger Charles Weber C. D. Calif. 1969 Theft from an interstate shipment, .

March 3, 2005

Name District Sentenced Offense Alan Dale Austin W. D. Tex. 1987 Misapplication of mortgage funds, .http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/March/05_opa_095.htm Department of Justice Press Release 3/4/05 Charles Russell Cooper D. So. Car. 1959 Bootlegging, 26 U.S.C. §§ , , , and . Joseph Daniel Gavin U.S. Army general court-martial 1984 Failure to obey an order, drunk and disorderly in quarters, communicating a threat, disrespect to a superior commissioned officer, assault, damage to government property, resisting apprehension, Articles 89, 92, 95, 108, 128, and 134, UCMJ. Raul Marin W. D. Tex. 1982 Failure to appear, . Ernest Rudnet E. D. N. Y. 1992 Conspiracy to file false tax returns, . Gary L. Saltzburg D. New Mex. 1995 Theft of government property, . David Lloyd St. Croix D. No. Dak. 1989 Disposing of stolen explosives, 18 U.S.C. §§ and . Joseph William Warner D. So. Dak. 1995 Arson, 18 U.S.C. §§ and .

June 8, 2005

Name District Sentenced Offense David Thomas Billmyer U.S. Air Force special court-martial 1978 (approved in 1979) Making a false claim, Article 132, UCMJ.http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/June/05_opa_311.htm Department of Justice Press Release 6/8/05 William Charles Davis M. D. Fla. 1983 Income tax evasion, . Richard Ardell Krueger D. So. Car.D. So. Car. 19791980 Mail fraud, .Furnishing false information on a Housing and Urban Development loan application, . Michael Mark McLaughlin D. New Hamp. 1983 (sentence modified in 1984) Conspiracy to commit mail fraud and mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ , , and 1341. Billie Curtis Moore E. D. Mich. 1977 Income tax evasion, . James Edward Reed N. D. Tex. 1975 Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, . Scott LaVerne Sparks D. So. Car. 1989 Theft of government property, .

September 28, 2005

Name District Sentenced Offense Gene Armand Bridger W. D. Mich. 1963 Conspiracy to commit mail fraud and mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ , , .http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/September/05_opa_509.html Department of Justice Press Release 9/29/05 Cathryn Iline Clasen-Gage N. D. Tex. 1992 Misprision of felony, . Thomas Kimble Collinsworth W. D. Ark. 1989 Receipt of a stolen motor vehicle transported in interstate commerce, . Morris F. Cranmer, Jr. E. D. Ark. 1988 Making materially false statements to a federally insured lending institution, . Rusty Lawrence Elliott W. D. Mo. 1991 Making counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, . Adam Wade Graham D. Wyo. 1992 Conspiracy to deliver 10 or more grams of LSD, 21 U.S.C. §§ , , and . Rufus Edward Harris 1. M. D. Ga.2. N. D. Ga. 1. 19632. 1970 1. Possession of tax-unpaid whiskey, 26 U.S.C. §§ and .2. Possession and selling tax-unpaid whiskey, 26 U.S.C. §§ , , and . Jesse Ray Harvey S. D. W. Va. 1990 Property damage by use of explosives and destruction of an energy facility, 18 U.S.C. §§ and . Larry Paul Lenius D. No. Dak. 1989 Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, . Larry Lee Lopez M. D. Fla. 1985 Conspiracy to import marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ and . Bobbie Archie Maxwell M. D. Ga. 1962 Mailing a threatening letter, . Denise Bitters Mendelkow D. Utah 1981 Embezzlement by a bank employee, . Michael John Pozorski W. D. Wis. 1988 Unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm, 26 U.S.C. §§ and . Mark Lewis Weber U.S. Air Force general court-martial 1981 Selling Quaalude tablets (one specification) and selling, using, and possessing marijuana (three specifications), Articles 92 and 134, UCMJ.

December 20, 2005

Name District Sentenced Offense Carl Eugene Cantrell E. D. Tenn. 1967 Violation of Internal Revenue Service liquor laws, 26 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/December/05_opa_681.html Department of Justice Press Release 12/20/05 Charles Winston Carter S. (now Central) D. Ill. 1964 Conspiracy to steal property of the United States, 18 U.S.C. §§ and . Harper James Finucan D. So. Car. 1980 a|1. Bobby Frank Kay, Sr. E. D. Va. 1959 Operation of an illegal distillery, 26 U.S.C. §§ , , , , and . Melvin L. McKee D. Nev. 1982 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. §§ , , and . Charles Elis McKinley M. D. Tenn. 1950 Violation of Internal Revenue Service liquor laws, (as in effect in 1950). Donald Lee Pendergrass S. D. Calif. 1964 Bank robbery by use of a dangerous weapon, 18 U.S.C. §§ and . Charles Blurford Power N. D. Ga. 1948 Interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle, 18 U.S.C. §408 (1940 edition). John Gregory Schillace E. D. La. 1988 Conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, . Wendy Rose St. Charles, fka Wendy Rose St. Charles Holmes N. D. Ill. 1984 Conspiracy to conduct a narcotics enterprise, and distribution of cocaine, and . Jimmy Lee Williams N. D. Tex. 1995 False statement on a loan application, .

April 18, 2006

Name District Sentenced Offense Patrick Harold Ackerman D. Ore. 1980 Filing false statements, . Karen Marie Edmonson D. Minn. 1978 Distribution of methamphetamine, . Anthony Americo Franchi D. Mass. 1983 Income tax evasion, . Timothy Mark Freudenthal E. D. Wis. 1985 Conspiracy to introduce imported merchandise into commerce of the United States, . George Anderson Glenn U.S. Army general court-martial 1956 Conspiracy to commit larceny and larceny, Articles 81 and 121, UCMJ Mark Reuben Hale E. D. Tex. 1991 Savings and Loan fraud, . Kenneth Ward Hill N. D. Miss. 1992 Attempted tax evasion, . Margaret Ann Leggett E. D. Ark. 1981 Conspiracy to defraud the United States by making false claims for income tax refunds, . Elke Margarethe Mikaelian D. New Mex. 1993 Misprision of felony, . Karl Bruce Weber N. D. Fla. 1985 Possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, . Carl Manar White E. D. Okla. 1983 Conspiracy to defraud the United States and Pittsburgh County, Oklahoma, by tax evasion and mail fraud, .

August 16, 2006

Department of Justice Immediate Release