PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH GRANTED PARDONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President George W. Bush granted pardons to the following five individuals:

Paul Jude Donnici: Kansas City, Missouri

Offense: Use of a telephone in the transmission of wagering information, 18 U.S.C. § 1084.

Sentence: September 23, 1993; Western District of Missouri; one year’s probation.

Samuel Wattie Guerry: Formerly of Kingstree, South Carolina
Deceased last year.

Offense: Food stamp fraud; 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b).

Sentence: October 13, 1994; District of South Carolina; two years’ probation; $5,000 fine; $213.50 restitution.

Charles E. Hamilton: Bellevue, Washington

Offense: Mail fraud; 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 2.

Sentence: April 25, 1989; Western District of Washington; two years’ probation; $300 fine.

Kenneth Lynn Norris: Yukon, Oklahoma

Offense: Unlawful disposal of hazardous waste; 42 U.S.C. §§ 6928(d)(2)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2.

Sentence: February 3, 1993; Western District of Oklahoma; $2,500 fine.

Johnson Heyward Tisdale: Kingstree, South Carolina

Offense: Food stamp fraud; 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b).

Sentence: October 13, 1994; District of South Carolina; two years’ probation; $1,000 fine; $113.50 restitution.

On May 20, 2004, President Bush granted commutations of sentence to the following two individuals:

Geraldine Gordon: Las Vegas, Nevada

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute phencyclidine, 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of phencyclidine, 21 U.S.C.§ 841(a)(1).

Sentence: September 22, 1989; District of Nevada; 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release.

Terms of commutation: Sentence of imprisonment to expire on September 20, 2004; term of supervised release left intact and in effect.

Bobby Mac Berry: Burlington, North Carolina

Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C § 846; money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i).

Sentence: September 17, 1997; Middle District of North Carolina; 108 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release.

Terms of commutation: Sentence of imprisonment to expire on May 27, 2004; term of supervised release left intact and in effect.

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