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Trump grants pardon to Roc Nation executive Emory Jones
Fox News reports that the action was part of clemency granted to 30 people.
The short version
- President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Roc Nation executive Emory Jones, a longtime associate of Jay-Z.[Fox News]
- The decision was part of a slate of pardons and clemency actions granted to 30 individuals reviewed by White House pardon adviser Alice Marie Johnson.[Fox News]
- Jones served federal prison time following a 1999 guilty plea for conspiracy to distribute cocaine before his sentence was reduced in 2009.[Fox News]
Key facts
- President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Emory Jones, an associate of Jay-Z and an executive at Roc Nation.[Fox News]
- Alice Marie Johnson announced that Trump granted clemency and pardons to 30 individuals following case reviews.[Fox News]
- Jones pleaded guilty in 1999 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and received an original sentence of 188 months in prison.[Fox News]
- Jones had his sentence reduced to 151 months in 2009 after Jay-Z wrote a letter offering him employment.[Fox News]
Sources
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