A former music producer who previously worked with Snoop Dogg received a pardon from President Trump on December 22.
Weldon Angelos was busted in Salt Lake City during an undercover sting for selling weed to undercover agents and having a concealed weapon. In 2004, he was convicted and given a 55-year sentence without the possibility of parole.
In 2016, a federal court reduced his sentence and Angelos was released following a successful lobbying campaign from Alicia Keys, Rand Paul, Cory Booker, Snoop, Charles Koch, Mike Lee, prison reform advocate Alice Johnson, former U.S. Attorney Bret Tolman, former Utah Governor Norm Bangerter, former Senator Jake Garn and many more.
His newfound freedom was everything Angelos could have hoped for ... almost. He was still a convicted felon, but the pardon has expunged his record.
“All my civil rights have been restored,” Angelos told Forbes. “I no longer have to check that box that says I’m a felon on nearly every job application, bank loan, et cetera. I couldn’t rent apartments or homes in nice areas with a felony. I can go hunting again. It’s like my federal criminal case never happened.”
Since his release Angelos has been an advocate for prison reform.
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