- List of people pardoned by George H. W. Bush
The following is a list of the 75 pardons and 3 commutations by President George H. W. Bush. The list is organized by the date on which President
George H. W. Bush granted thepardon or commutation.This list is a subset of the
list of people pardoned by a United States president .Definitions
A "pardon" means an executive order vacating a conviction.
A "commutation" means a mitigation of the sentence of someone currently serving a sentence for a crime pursuant to a conviction, without vacating the conviction itself.
August 14, 1989
Pardoned
*Joe llen Deckert (
1979 Misprision of felony (relating to illegal firearms sales))
*Donald Alvin Dibble III (1978 Illegal possession of firearm with obliteratedserial number )
*Leo Friedman (1969 Mail embezzlement)
*Armand Hammer (1976 Making campaign contribution in name of another (misdemeanor ))
*Charles Arnold Jacobs (1979 Submission of false income tax return)
*Mary Lou Peet (1978 Fraudulent transfer of property in contemplation of bankruptcy)
*Robert Gary Rice (1973 Submitting false statements toFederal Housing Administration )
*Billy Wayne Rodgers (1973 Transporting firearm in foreign commerce, Insubordination in violation of Article 91,Uniform Code of Military Justice )
*Raymond Joseph Shovelski (1974 Conspiracy to accept kickbacks onGovernment contracts )Commutation
*Douglas Bruce Fenimore (
1981 Receiving and concealing stolen property, interstate transportation of stolen property, and bank robbery)March 5, 1991
=Pardoned=
*Dorothy Christina Damush (1982 Conspiracy to transport stolen goods ininterstate commerce )
*David Feld (1980 Interference with agent ofNational Labor Relations Board (misdemeanor))
*Mark Christopher Felling (1980 Theft of mail by postal employee)
*Howard William Fitzsimmons (1974 Embezzlement of Government property)
*Garth Stuart Hancock (1959 Conspiracy to violate Commodity Credit Regulations)
*Charles Walker Harrison (1966 Unlawful possession of narcotics without having paidtransfer tax )
*Geary Travis Holstead (1978 Theft of mail by postal employee)
*Michael Dennis Larsen (1977 Bank embezzlement)
*Mark Allen Nelson (1975 Involuntarymanslaughter in violation of Article 119,UCMJ )
*Robert Anthony Pagnanelli (1980 Conspiracy to defraud United States andmail fraud )
*William George Spurlock (1953 Interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicle)
*Harold Bennett Stewart (1963 Theft of Government property)
*Bernice Lena Telgemeier (1980 Attempted income tax evasion)
*Julius Henry Telgemeier (1980 Attempted income tax evasion)
*William Newton Tunnell, Jr. (1977 Bank embezzlement)
*Robert Lee Warner (1979 Obstruction of mail)
*James Alexander Womack (1978 Possession of stolen mail)July 5, 1991
Pardoned
*Joseph Berger (
1959 Transporting gambling devices within a special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States)
*Miles Oakley Bidwell (1962 Filing false statement)
*Edward Meredith Dawsey (1981 Making false statements to the Office ofWorkmen's Compensation Programs)
*Leonard Gilmor (1975 Mail fraud andaiding and abetting )
*Lewis Isador Goltz (1976 Sale of firearms to out-of-state resident, failure to register firearms, failure to make appropriate entry in firearm acquisition disposition records)
*Wayne Stanley LaTour (1980 Dealing in firearms without a license)
*Thomas Leoutsakos (1968 Sale ofmethamphetamine (misdemeanor))
*Mary Mahoney Longwell (1976 Embezzlement of bank funds)
*Barbara Cecil Livenia Chapman Portwood (1962 Forgery )
*Laurie Virginia Rossetti (1976 Engaging in the conduct of an illegal gambling business)
*Myra Soble (1957 Conspiracy to receive and obtain national defense information and transmit same to foreign government)
*Rudolph Hartsel Young (1960 Embezzlement of postal funds and falsification of postal records)December 24, 1992
Pardoned
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Caspar W. Weinberger (1988 Several counts ofperjury , SeeIran-Contra Affair )
*Elliott Abrams (1988 Two counts of unlawfully withholding information. SeeIran-Contra Affair )
*Duane R. Clarridge (1991 Seven counts of perjury and false statements, SeeIran-Contra Affair )
*Alan D. Fiers (1991 Two misdemeanor counts of withholding information from the Congress, SeeIran-Contra Affair )
*Clair George
*#(1991 Ten counts of perjury, false statements and obstruction)
*#(1992 two felony charges of false statements and perjury before Congress — seeIran-Contra Affair )
*Robert C. McFarlane (1988 SeeIran-Contra Affair )
*Joseph Bear, Jr. (1964 Burglary onIndian Reservation )
*Thomas Burley Berry (1980 Detaining and destroying mail)
*Robert William Dailey, Sr. (1943 Failure to report for induction into the military in violation of theSelective Training and Service Act of 1940 )
*Paul Karsten Fauteck
*#(1950 Interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicle)
*#(1955 Conspiracy to smuggle alien into United States and attempting to conceal alien)
*#(1955 Transporting falsesecurities in interstate commerce)
*#(1954 Absent without leave fromArmy and wrongful disposition of government property)
*#(1955 Absent without leave)
*Dale Leonard Fix (1944 Failure to report for military duty in violation of Selective Service Act of 1940)
*Francene Geiger (1980 Bank embezzlement)
*Ivan Leon Gentry (1946 Transporting stolen motor vehicle in interstate commerce)
*Joseph Gordon Haynie, Jr. (1973 Misapplication of bank funds)
*Thom Davies (1989 Illegal substance and prostitution offences)
*Henry Levin (1973 Violation of Customs regulations)
*Guillermo Medrano Moreno
*#(1961 Failure to register as narcotics user)
*#(1967 Illegal importation and sale ofheroin )
*Frank T. Passini, III (1978 Possession and sale of 5,000 grams ofmarijuana and wrongful possession of 50 grams of marijuana in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice)
*Donald Rightmire (1984 Misprision of a felony)
*Edwin Roberts (1947 Carrying on the business of adistiller , possessing an unregistered whiskey still, and making and fermenting mash fit for distillation)
*Patrick James Sheehan (1981 Misapplication of bank funds)
*Hildred Earl Spates (1971 Theft of government property)
*Alfredo Encinas Villarreal (1971 Theft of mail by postal employee)
*Jack Alvin Walker (1956 Failure to report for military duty in violation of Selective Service Act of 1950)
*Carl Frank Westminster, Jr. (1977 Possession, sale, and transfer of controlled substance in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice)January 15, 1993
Commutation
*Joseph Occhipinti (
1991 Conspiracy to violatecivil rights , deprivation of rights undercolor of law (misdemeanor), and making false statement)January 18, 1993
Pardoned
*Robert Edward Leigh Barnhill (
1980 Bid rigging in violation ofSherman Antitrust Act )
*George Edward Clements, III (1987 Knowingly making false declarations before grand jury)
*Edwin L. Cox, Jr. (1988 Bank fraud)
*Lloyd Earl Davis (1981 Making false entries in bank records)
*James Lewis Donawho (1979 Making false statement to government agency)
*John Stinson Howell, III (1979 Income tax evasion)
*Charles Elvin Huffman (1955 Larceny on a government reservation)
*Thomas Arthur Kardashian (1974 Offering gratuities to public officials)
*Frederick Irwin Lorber (1962 Obtaining marijuana without paying transfer tax)
*Richard Norris Ware (1973 Aiding and abetting bank embezzlement (misdemeanor))
*Albert Teyechea Williams (1980 Conspiracy to misapply bank funds)
*Clyde Henry Umphenour, Jr. (1956 &1961 Two counts Interstate transportation of forged securities)Commutation
*Aslam P. Adam (
1985 Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, importation of heroin, and use of mail in committing felony)ee also
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List of people pardoned by a United States president
*Orlando Bosch — released but not pardoned by BushReferences
General references:
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/pardon/bushgrants.htm George H. W. Bush's pardons] from the U.S. Department of Justice website
* [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/pardons.htm Presidential pardons] from aUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Law websiteSpecific references:
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