Joe Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden has granted pardon to about 1500 people, including four Indian-Americans. They have been sentenced to 17 years to life imprisonment. These four Indian-Americans who received clemency are – Meera Sachdev, Babubhai Patel, Krishna Mote and Vikram Dutta. “America was built on possibility and the promise of second chances,” Biden said in a statement Thursday. As President I have had the great privilege of showing mercy to those who have repented and rehabilitated.
The punishment of 1,500 people was waived off.
The United States has taken steps to address sentencing disparities for non-violent criminals, particularly those convicted of drug crimes.” He said, ”So today I am pardoning 39 people who rehabilitated And have shown commitment to making our communities stronger and safer. I am waiving the sentence of about 1,500 people.” This is the only incident in recent times of granting such a large number of pardons in a single day.
Meera Sachdev
In December 2012, Meera Sachdev was sentenced to 20 years in prison for defrauding a cancer center in Mississippi and was ordered to repay approximately US$8.2 million. Now she is 63 years old.
Babubhai Patel
Babubhai Patel was sentenced in 2013 to 17 years in prison on 26 counts of health care fraud, narcotics conspiracy and related fraud and narcotics violations.
Krishna Mote
In 2013, 54-year-old Krishna Mote was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of conspiracy to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine and more than 500 grams of cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine.
Vikram Dutta
Vikram Dutta (63) was sentenced to 235 months in prison by a Manhattan federal court in January 2012. He was found guilty of working for a Mexican drug gang. (Language)
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