COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 77-year-old Swansea, South Carolina, man is one in every of six people to obtain a full clemency from President Joe Biden on the eve of the New Yr.
Charlie Byrnes Jackson pleaded responsible to 1 depend of possession and sale of distilled spirits with out tax stamps when he was 18. The offense concerned a single unlawful whiskey transaction, and resulted in nominal loss to the federal government. In 1964, he was sentenced to 5 years’ probation. Mr. Jackson tried to satisfy his dream of enlisting in america Marine Corps after his high-school commencement in 1964, however was rejected because of the federal conviction. Mr. Jackson accomplished his probation time period in June 1969. Mr. Jackson has been an energetic member of his church since 1987, and he has helped many group members in want and used his carpentry expertise to take care of and renovate the church buildings.
Others receiving clemency embody:
