President Obama pardoned 5 people and, for the first time in his presidency, commuted the sentence of another.

President Barack Obama on Monday pardoned five people
The actions mark Obama’s 3rd set of pardons. President Obama has pardoned 22 people since taking office

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday pardoned five people convicted of charges ranging from intent to distribute marijuana to running an illegal gambling business.

And he issued his first commutation, ordering the release of a woman next month after serving 10 years on a 22-year sentence for cocaine distribution.

The actions mark Obama’s third set of pardons. He pardoned eight people earlier this year, and issued nine pardons in December 2010.

None of those pardoned was well-known, as was the case with the president’s previous orders.

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