Nebraska, Iowa prisoners among those granted clemency by Biden

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A handful of males sentenced in federal courts in Nebraska and Iowa will see these sentences decreased as they’re on the checklist of 78 individuals President Biden granted clemency to on Tuesday.

Jose Luis Colunga of Juniata, a rural city simply west of Hastings, was convicted in July 2010 in Tennessee for dealing no less than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. His sentence will now finish Oct. 26, 2023, about seven years early and serve 10 years on supervised launch.

Edwin Tierny of Council Bluffs was sentenced Nov. 8, 2026, in Nebraska to 10 years for a methamphetamine conviction. Tierney can go away federal jail a yr from now, April 26, 2023 — about three years sooner than he was alleged to serve — and serve out the remainder of his time period confined to his house. Following his launch, he’ll stay on supervised launch for 5 years.

Douglas Dean Johnson of Dickens, Iowa, about 160 miles northeast of Omaha, was convicted Dec. 8, 2008, in Iowa to twenty years for making and promoting 50 grams or extra of meth and for prices associated to drug trafficking. His jail sentence may also expire April 26, 2023 — about six years early — leaving him to serve the rest of the time confined to his house. He may also be beneath supervised launch for 10 years.

Andrea Zavala of Waterloo, Iowa, was sentenced June 7, 2017, to 9 years in jail for distribution of no less than 50 grams of a mix containing no less than 5 grams of meth and different of a mix or substance containing methamphetamine and 5 grams of precise methamphetamine. His sentence may also expire April 26, 2023, at which period he’ll serve the rest to be served in house confinement, leaving intact and in impact the five-year time period of supervised launch.

Moreover, Ruben Lopez Cazares of Chula Vista, Calif., was convicted June 7, 2007, in Nebraska to 25 years in jail for conspiracy for drug distribution. His sentence was decreased to almost 22 years in 2016. His sentence will now expire April 26, 2023, and he’ll serve the remainder of the sentence in house confinement in addition to 5 years supervised launch.

Along with commuting sentences for dozens of prisoners convicted on nonviolent, drug-related prices, President Biden additionally granted three pardons on Tuesday: a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery prices that he tried to promote a replica of an company file and to 2 individuals who had been convicted on drug-related prices however went on to develop into pillars of their communities.

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6 Information producer Chase Moffitt and The Related Press contributed to this report.

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