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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 the pardon 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of felony Misprision of felony is a form of misprision, and an offence under the common law of England that is no longer active in many common law countries. Where it was or is active, it is classified as a misdemeanor. It consists of failing to report ...
(relating to illegal firearms sales)) *Donald Alvin Dibble III (1978 Illegal possession of firearm with obliterated serial number) *Leo Friedman (1969 Mail embezzlement) *
Armand Hammer Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American business manager and owner, most closely associated with Occidental Petroleum, a company he ran from 1957 until his death. Called "Lenin's chosen capitalist" by the press, ...
(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 to
Federal Housing Administration The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), also known as the Office of Housing within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is a United States government agency founded by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, created in part by ...
) *Billy Wayne Rodgers (1973 Transporting firearm in foreign commerce, Insubordination in violation of Article 91,
Uniform Code of Military Justice The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 801–946 is the foundation of military law in the United States. It was established by the United States Congress in accordance with the authority given by the United States Constitutio ...
) *Raymond Joseph Shovelski (1974 Conspiracy to accept kickbacks on
Government contracts Government procurement or public procurement is the procurement of goods, services and works on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. Amounting to 12 percent of global GDP in 2018, government procurement accounts for a subs ...
)


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 in
interstate commerce The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution ( Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amo ...
) *David Feld (1980 Interference with agent of
National Labor Relations Board The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States with responsibilities for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. Under the Na ...
(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 paid
transfer tax A transfer tax is a tax on the passing of title to property from one person (or entity) to another. In a narrow legal sense, a transfer tax is essentially a transaction fee imposed on the transfer of title to property from one entity to another. ...
) *Geary Travis Holstead (1978 Theft of mail by postal employee) *Michael Dennis Larsen (1977 Bank embezzlement) *Mark Allen Nelson (1975 Involuntary manslaughter in violation of Article 119,
UCMJ The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 801–946 is the foundation of military law in the United States. It was established by the United States Congress in accordance with the authority given by the United States Constitution ...
) *Robert Anthony Pagnanelli (1980 Conspiracy to defraud United States and
mail fraud Mail fraud and wire fraud are terms used in the United States to describe the use of a physical or electronic mail system to defraud another, and are federal crimes there. Jurisdiction is claimed by the federal government if the illegal activity ...
) *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 of Workmen's Compensation Programs) *Leonard Gilmor (1975 Mail fraud and
aiding and abetting Aiding and abetting is a legal doctrine related to the guilt of someone who aids or abets (encourages, incites) another person in the commission of a crime (or in another's suicide). It exists in a number of different countries and generally allo ...
) *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 of methamphetamine (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

*
Caspar W. Weinberger Caspar Willard Weinberger (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006) was an American statesman and businessman. As a prominent Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, including chairman of the Californ ...
(1988 Several counts of
perjury Perjury (also known as foreswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding."Perjury The act or an inst ...
, See Iran-Contra Affair) *
Elliott Abrams Elliott Abrams (born January 24, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer, who has served in foreign policy positions for presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Abrams is considered to be a neoconservative. He is current ...
(1988 Two counts of unlawfully withholding information. See Iran-Contra Affair) * Duane R. Clarridge (1991 Seven counts of perjury and false statements, See Iran-Contra Affair) * Alan D. Fiers (1991 Two misdemeanor counts of withholding information from the Congress, See Iran-Contra Affair) *
Clair George Clair Elroy George (August 3, 1930 – August 11, 2011) was a veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) clandestine service who oversaw all global espionage activities for the agency in the mid-1980s. According to ''The New York Times'', ...
*#(1991 Ten counts of perjury, false statements and obstruction) *#(1992 two felony charges of false statements and perjury before Congress — see Iran-Contra Affair) * Robert C. McFarlane (1988 See Iran-Contra Affair) *Joseph Bear, Jr. (1964 Burglary on Indian 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 the
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, , was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men who had reached their 21st birthday b ...
) *Paul Karsten Fauteck *#(1950 Interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicle) *#(1955 Conspiracy to smuggle
alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...
into United States and attempting to conceal alien) *#(1955 Transporting false
securities A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly use the term "security" to refer to any for ...
in interstate commerce) *#(1954 Absent without leave from
Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
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 of heroin) *Frank T. Passini, III (1978 Possession and sale of 5,000 grams of marijuana 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 a
distiller Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distillation is the heatin ...
, 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 (one ounce of marijuana) controlled substance in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice)


January 15, 1993


Commutation

*Joseph Occhipinti (1991 Federal drug agent convicted of conspiracy to violate
civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life o ...
, deprivation of rights under color of law (misdemeanor), and making false statement)


January 18, 1993


Pardoned

*Robert Edward Leigh Barnhill (1980
Bid rigging Bid rigging is a fraudulent scheme in procurement auctions resulting in non-competitive bids and can be performed by corrupt officials, by firms in an orchestrated act of collusion, or between officials and firms. This form of collusion is illegal ...
in violation of
Sherman Antitrust Act The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author. ...
) *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 Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of Eng ...
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)


See also

* List of people pardoned by a United States president *
Orlando Bosch Orlando Bosch Ávila (18 August 1926 – 27 April 2011) was a Cuban exile militant, who headed the Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations (CORU), described by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation as a terrorist or ...
— released but not pardoned by Bush


References

General references:
George H. W. Bush's pardons
from the U.S. Department of Justice website

from a
University of Pittsburgh School of Law The University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law) was founded in 1895. It became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900. Its primary home facility is the Barco Law Building. The school offers four degrees: Master ...
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