Officially Forgiven

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

President Bush yesterday pardoned 19 people and commuted the life prison term for Reed R. Prior of Des Moines, who was sentenced in 1996 for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Those pardoned were:

· William Alvis III, of Flushing, Ohio. Possession of an unregistered firearm and cocaine distribution.

· John Allen Aregood of Riviera, Tex. Conspiracy to harbor and transport illegal aliens.

· Eric Charles Blanke of Parker, Colo. Counterfeiting.

· Steve Doyle Cavender of The Villages, Fla. Conspiring to import, possess, distribute and dispense marijuana.

· Marie Elena Eppens of Lynden, Wash. Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana.

· Lydia Lee Ferguson of Sun City, Ariz. Aiding and abetting possession of stolen mail.

· Eduviges Duvi Gonzalez-Matsumura of Clovis, Calif. Aiding and abetting embezzlement of bank funds.

· George Clarence Greene Jr. of Gray, Ga. Mail fraud.

· James Won Hee Kang of South Barrington, Ill. Trafficking in counterfeit goods.

· Alan Stephen Maiss of Reno, Nev. Concealing knowledge of a crime.

· Richard Harold Miller of Tallahassee, Fla. Conspiracy to defraud the United States.

· Delano Abraham Nixon of Neosho Rapids, Kan. Forging the endorsement on a U.S. Treasury check.

· John H. Overholt of Black Hawk, S.D. Concealment of information affecting Social Security benefits.

· Morris Keith Parker of Georgetown, S.C. Concealing knowledge of a crime.

· Robert Truman Reece of Redondo Beach, Calif. Unauthorized absence and missing the movement of a U.S. Navy ship.

· Donald Edward Roessler of Harrison, Ohio. Embezzlement of mail matter.

· Issac Robert Toussie of New York. False statements to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and mail fraud.

· Charles Winters, who died in 1984 in Florida. Violation of the Neutrality Act.

· David Lane Woolsey of St. George, Utah. Aiding and abetting violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act.

SOURCE: Justice Department