奧巴馬總統大赦 61人減刑

President Obama Grants Commutations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted commutation of sentence to 61 individuals.

The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 61 individuals: 

·         Henry Claude Agnew – Miami, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (November 24, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         David Lang Akana – Pahala, HI
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine; attempt to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; District of Hawaii
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (February 15, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Robert Anthony Anderson – Louisville, KY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, aiding and abetting; Western District of Kentucky
Sentence: Life imprisonment (August 8, 1994)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 30, 2017.

·         Marvin Bailey – Hollywood, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; aiding the travel in interstate commerce to promote the distribution of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Southern District of West Virginia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; $25,000 fine (June 19, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 30, 2017, and unpaid balance of the $25,000 fine remitted.

·         Bernard Beard – Compton, CA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, heroin, and phencyclidine (PCP); felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; Central District of California
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (May 22, 2009)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Reginald Wendell Boyd, Jr. – Greensboro, NC
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine hydrochloride; carry a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; Middle District of North Carolina
Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release (October 31, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Carmel Bretous – Miami, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to import at least five kilograms of cocaine; importation of five kilograms of cocaine; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 235 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (November 6, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Terry Brown – St. Louis, MO
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and phencyclidine (PCP); Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (July 7, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Willie Chevell Cameron – Panama City Beach, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, a mixture and substance containing cocaine, more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (actual) and more than 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (June 14, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Nathan Carter – Memphis, TN
Offense:         1. Possession of 121 grams cocaine with intent to distribute; possession of

65.8 grams cocaine base with intent to distribute; Western District of Tennessee

2. Supervised release violation (attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine); Western District of Tennessee

Sentence:        1. Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (April 30, 1999)

2. 30 months' imprisonment; 18 months' supervised release; $10,000 fine (May 5, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence for both offenses commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Lewis Clay – College Park, GA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute and the distribution of at least 50 grams of crack cocaine; possession of cocaine; Northern District of Georgia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (May 1, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Manuel Colon – Springfield, MA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and heroin; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; District of Massachusetts
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (January 25, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Alvin Cordell – Cincinnati, OH
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana; attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack); Southern District of Ohio
Sentence: Life imprisonment; $50,000 fine (May 5, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 30, 2017, and unpaid balance of the $50,000 fine remitted

·         Kevin County – New Orleans, LA
Offense:         1. Distributing more than 100 grams of heroin; distributing less than 100

                        grams of heroin (two counts); Eastern District of Louisiana

2. Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and cocaine hydrochloride, distribution of cocaine base, distribution of cocaine hydrochloride, use of a communication facility in furtherance of a drug crime; Eastern District of Louisiana

Sentence:        1. 151 months' imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (December 18, 2002) 

2. 240 months' imprisonment (concurrent); 10 years' supervised release (March 26, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Nabar Moneek Criam – Brooklyn, NY
Offense: Possessed with intent to distribute crack; possessed firearms during trafficking crime; Middle District of North Carolina
Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (March 30, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Amos Embress Cyrus – Hemingway, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; supervised release violation (Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine); District of South Carolina
Sentence: 300 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (June 21, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Roy Lee Debose – Shreveport, LA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine hydrochloride; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Western District of Louisiana
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (September 18, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Dexter Lanoyd Dickens – Panama City, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing cocaine; distribution of a mixture or substance containing cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school (four counts); principal to distribution and possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine; distribution and possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine; possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing cocaine; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (December 17, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Andre Ester – Houston, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: 300 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (October 25, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Christopher Tim Florence – Chapel Hill, NC
Offense: Possessed with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack); Middle District of North Carolina
Sentence: 268 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (August 9, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Ian Kavanaugh Gavin – Eight Mile, AL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; using/carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; Southern District of Alabama
Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release (March 8, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016, and supervised release term commuted to four years of supervised release.

·         Isadore Gennings – Cincinnati, OH
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine; interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises; possession with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine; Southern District of Ohio
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (March 14, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016, and supervised release term commuted to five years of supervised release.

·         Lamont Durville Glass – Knoxville, TN
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm; Eastern District of Tennessee
Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release (January 9, 1998)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Vander Keith Gore – Little River, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, five kilograms or more of cocaine, 50 kilograms or more of marijuana, and less than 100 grams of heroin; District of South Carolina
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (October 30, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         George Michael Gray – Springfield, OR
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; manufacture of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of firearm in connection with drug trafficking offense; District of Oregon
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years' supervised release (July 3, 1995)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Curtis Greer – Rosenberg, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base (two counts); Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $5,000 fine (August 21, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $5,000 fine remitted.

·         Jerome Harris, Jr. – Mobile, AL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; use/carry/possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Southern District of Alabama
Sentence: 300 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (November 7, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Vernon Harris – Philadelphia, PA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute; possession of firearm by convicted felon; Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (October 25, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Kenneth G. Harvey – Los Angeles, CA
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Western District of Missouri
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $10,000 fine (April 5, 1991)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Andrew Lee Holzendorf – South Bay, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (November 14, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Tommy Howard – Cincinnati, OH
Offense: Use of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking offense; Southern District of Ohio
Sentence: 292 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $1,000 fine (January 8, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Kenneth Isaacs – Little Rock, AR
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute hydromorphone; Eastern District of Arkansas
Sentence: 180 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release (May 6, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Robert Lee Lane – Bradenton, FL
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (May 3, 1990)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Angela LaPlatney – Casper, WY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute methamphetamine; concealing a person from arrest; District of Wyoming
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $1,000 fine (February 17, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Anthony Lee Lewis – Tampa, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine; distribution of crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; convicted felon in possession of a firearm; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: Life imprisonment (September 16, 1994)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 30, 2017.

·         Herbert Lewis, Jr. – Okmulgee, OK
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine (two counts); Eastern District of Oklahoma
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $2,500 fine (March 7, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $2,500 fine remitted.

·         Byron Lamont McDade – Bowie, MD
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, aiding and abetting; District of Columbia
Sentence: 324 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (May 29, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         John E. Milton, III – Baton Rouge, LA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and cocaine base; Middle District of Louisiana
Sentence: 600 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $250,000 fine (April 3, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $250,000 fine remitted.

·         Gregory Morgan – Jonesboro, GA
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; Northern District of Georgia
Sentence: 225 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (March 11, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Michael W. Morris – Fort Worth , TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute "crack" cocaine base; Southern District of Indiana
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (December 24, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016, and supervised release term commuted to five years of supervised release.

·         Larry Nokes – Quincy, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; possession of a controlled substance; Central District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (December 10, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Wayne Parker – Miami, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; Northern District of Florida
Sentence: 420 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $1,500 fine (November 23, 1999); amended to 360 months' imprisonment; six years’ supervised release; $1,500 fine (March 8, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Exdonovan Peak – Brooklyn, NY
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; Southern District of Mississippi
Sentence: 365 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $12,000 fine (February 13, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $12,000 fine remitted.

·         Carol Denise Richardson – Texas City, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (incorrectly described in the judgment as cocaine); possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; Southern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (June 16, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Jose Ramon Rivera – Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin; distribution of heroin (two counts); Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (November 10, 1993)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Ismael Rosa – Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute multiple kilograms of cocaine (four counts); use of communication facility in commission of drug offense (two counts); Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment (August 8, 1995)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on March 30, 2017.

·         Melissa Ross – Daytona Beach, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride and 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Middle District of Florida
Sentence: 292 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $4,000 fine (June 11, 2002); amended to 240 months' imprisonment (January 17, 2009)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016, and unpaid balance of the $4,000 fine remitted.

·         Jeffrey Sapp – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; Southern District of Florida
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (January 24, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Robin Evette Shoulders – Louisville, KY
Offense: Possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine; Western District of Kentucky
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (December 16, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on September 26, 2016.

·         Eric Smith – Memphis, TN
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; unlawfully maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing and using cocaine base; Western District of Tennessee
Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (April 24, 1995)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Ernest Spiller – East St. Louis, IL
Offense: Distribution of crack cocaine (two counts); maintaining a crack house; possession of a firearm in further of a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm; Southern District of Illinois
Sentence: 352 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release; $1,000 fine (August 3, 2000)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Tairone Traniel Stanford – Buna, TX
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance - cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance - cocaine base; Eastern District of Texas
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (April 22, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Alohondra Rey Staton – Greenville, NC
Offense: Possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base (crack); Eastern District of North Carolina
Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (August 21, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Corey R. Thomas – St. Louis, MO
Offense: Possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base ("crack"); Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years' supervised release (June 9, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Damion L. Tripp – Poplar Bluff, MO
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a substance containing 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute a substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana; Eastern District of Missouri
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (April 28, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Dwayne Twane Walker – Charlottesville, VA
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; Western District of Virginia
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $500 fine (May 27, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Jesse Webster – Chicago, IL
Offense: Conspiracy; attempting to possess with intent to distribute cocaine (incorrectly listed on the judgment as conspiracy); filing false income tax return (two counts); Northern District of Illinois
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $25,000 fine (March 21, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on September 26, 2016, and balance of the $25,000 fine remitted.  

·         Shermaine Donnell Whitley – Charleston, SC
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and cocaine base (“crack”); District of South Carolina
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (May 1, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Sammy Lee Woods – Aurora, CO
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of cocaine base, aiding and abetting; use of a communications facility to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, aiding and abetting; possession with intent to distribute 1.062 grams of cocaine base, aiding and abetting; District of Colorado
Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (April 21, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Christopher Michael Wright – Elmira, OR
Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine; District of Oregon
Sentence: 216 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release; $5,000 restitution (May 31, 2006)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

·         Michael A. Yandal – Murray, KY
Offense: Possession with the intent to distribute approximately 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing cocaine base; possession with the intent to distribute marijuana; possession of a firearm in the furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Western District of Kentucky
Sentence: 195 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (April 24, 2007); amended to 180 months' imprisonment (December 11, 2007)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016.

僑委會網路店面行銷實務班 6月底開課

僑務委員會「2016年網路店面行銷實務班」簡介

研習目的：
協助僑營企業掌握經營環境變遷及電子商務發展之契機，及運用網路行銷策略與經營管理實務，以提升僑營企業經營能力，並促進與國內業者之商機交流。
研習時間：2016年6月27日至7月8日(週日不上課)
報名截止日期：2016年5月6日
主辦單位：僑務委員會
承辦單位：社團法人中華民國全國中小企業總會。
報到及研習地點：臺北市進出口商業同業公會會議中心（臺北市松江路350號）。
研習對象：
20歲以上至65歲，通曉中文並熟悉網路環境，有意創業或提升僑營事業績效之海外僑商，並以近兩年未曾參加本會經貿研習班者為優先。
研習課程內容及時數：
實際研習日程計11天，研習總時數合計至少70小時，內容包含網路店面經營實務、行銷策略規劃、實際案例解析、邀請業者進行經營成功技法及經驗分享等，並安排參訪觀摩國內相關企業。
費用負擔方式：
（一） 本會負擔研習期間午餐（不含周日）、課程教材、師資及場地等學雜費用。
（二） 學員自付費用：
1僑居地往返臺灣之機票費、返臺後機場至報到（研習）地點及活動結束
至機場之往返交通費。
2研習期間膳宿費及其他個人費用；如需協助住宿安排，可洽由承辦單位中小企業總會協助代訂康華大飯店（臺北市松江路306號）。
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（一） 報名表件請以電腦繕打或正楷填寫，於簽名處親簽後，送我駐外館處或華僑文教服務中心報名。未經核轉逕向本會或承辦單位報名者，概不受理。報名表件請向波士頓華僑文教服務中心索取或逕自本會網站（www.ocac.gov.tw首頁/公告事項/開班）或全球僑商服務網（www.ocbn.org.tw首頁/僑商培訓邀訪/最新預告）下載。
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僑務委員會2016年穆斯林市場僑商邀訪團開始報名

僑務委員會2016年穆斯林市場僑商邀訪團開始報名

僑務委員會為協助開發國內產業拓銷穆斯林市場潛力，有效促進穆斯林市場僑臺商與國內產業商機交流，增進穆斯林市場僑臺商對MIT優質產品的瞭解及建立國內外清真產業互動交流平臺，以加速國內產業拓展穆斯林市場，將於2016年6月20日至6月24日開辦「穆斯林市場僑商邀訪團」。活動內容包含專題講座、參訪國內相關績優清真產業、商機交流洽談會、參觀「2016臺北國際清真食用品展」，及拜會我國經貿事務機關或推動哈拉(HALAL)認證之相關機構。

有意參加者請洽繫波士頓華僑文教服務中心報名，並可至全球僑商服務網（www.ocbn.org.tw首頁/最新消息）或至僑務委員會網站（www.ocac.gov.tw首頁/公告事項/開班）下載活動簡介及報名表。

Governor Baker Signs Bipartisan Legislation Reducing Barriers to Re-Entry for Individuals Convicted of Drug Offenses

Governor Baker Signs Bipartisan Legislation Reducing Barriers to Re-Entry for Individuals Convicted of Drug Offenses

Bill repeals automatic drivers’ license suspension and $500 reinstatement fee

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker signed bipartisan legislation passed unanimously by both branches to ease the transition for those convicted of drug offenses to re-enter society, hold employment and care for their families by repealing the automatic suspension of drivers licenses and a subsequent $500 reinstatement fee for all drug convictions.

“As the Commonwealth takes important steps to battle substance abuse and reexamine our criminal justice system, I am pleased to sign legislation providing opportunities for those convicted of drug offenses and who have served their time to re-enter society, find and keep a job and support their families,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Removing this significant barrier to re-entry reduces the prospects of recidivism as individuals continue treatment or recovery and gives them a better chance at getting back on their feet. I thank Senate President Rosenberg, Speaker DeLeo and their colleagues for their leadership and important attention to this necessary reform.”

The legislation, An Act relative to motor vehicle licenses suspension (Senate Bill 2021), provides certain exceptions for drug trafficking convictions and takes effect immediately, except as provided for in Section 7.

"We are proud to support this legislation that would ensure those who have paid their debts to society for drug offenses have the means to be productive citizens, capable of supporting themselves and their loved ones," said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. "I'm proud of our administration's efforts and collaboration with the legislature to counter opioid addiction, and ending the automatic license suspension is a reform that will help put people on a path that keeps them out of our criminal justice system."

“By the Governor signing this bill today Massachusetts takes an important step towards reforming our criminal justice system. This bill repeals an ineffective and unfair law that made it harder for those who have paid for their mistakes to re-enter society,” said Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst).  “Approximately 7,000 people had their license suspended last year due to a drug conviction even if that conviction had nothing to do with the operation of a motor vehicle. That’s 7,000 people who cannot drive to their jobs and miss court dates and rehabilitation meetings, making it harder for them to rejoin their families and their communities. Thank you to Governor Baker, Speaker DeLeo, and Senate Majority Leader Harriette Chandler for their leadership on this issue.”

“We must seize every opportunity possible to help residents reintegrate into society, find fulfilling jobs and support their families,” said House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D-Winthrop). “This legislation is an important part of that effort. I’m proud that this law also advances our efforts to help those battling addiction. I thank my colleagues in the Legislature, the Baker Administration and the individuals who bravely shared their stories.”

紐英崙李氏公所迎新春 七百人同歡

紐英崙李氏公所宗親幹部和遠道來賀宗親合影。（周菊子攝）

李氏公所婦女組歌唱班獻唱賀年歌。（周菊子攝）

            (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)紐英崙李氏公所3月27日晚在龍鳳酒樓設宴，封利是給3個慈善機構，送紅包向3名百歲人瑞拜年，七百人歡聚一堂，慶祝猴年新春，並宣佈今年8月將在紐約召開第22屆全美懇親大會、改選美東，美西正副總長。

            紐英崙李氏公所透露，波士頓本地的李錦堂將角逐美東總長大位。

以宗親人數論，李氏公所和至孝篤親公所，黃氏宗親會，余風采堂可謂紐英崙姓氏團體中的四大家族。不過，李氏公所最特別，不但早年經麻省理工學院榮譽退休教授李燦輝的父親匡扶，籌款在泰勒街上買下一棟高四層樓的會址，裝修得古色古香，還設立了後來獨立出去的李氏聯邦信用會，為宗親提供融資便利。

曾於2011年擔任主席的李奇舜，今年難卻宗親熱情，再度出任主席，並和副主席李炳輝搭擋，為宗親服務。

 27日晚的迎接猴年新春，由李氏宗親李伯興指導的李氏青少年醒獅團採青獻吉，還疊高舞動，展示出真功夫。

包括李伍綺蓮，李廖認寬等李氏婦女部歷屆主任在內的歌唱班，也穿著一身桃紅喜氣，高唱拜年歌。

李氏公所也有自己的醒獅隊。（周菊子攝）

司儀李明慧，李源沛請出公所主席李奇舜，嘉賓駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪，李氏全美元老李可喬，由紐約來的美東總長李玉田等人一一致詞。

李氏公所主席李奇舜（左起）請波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪，僑教中心
主任郭大文上坐主家席。（周菊子攝）

            經文處長賴銘琪致詞時，先感謝李氏宗親支持經文處與台灣政府，再指出台灣大選結束，政黨只是又一度順利輪替，僑胞們不需疑慮，只要是支持中華民國的僑胞，都是他們服務的對象。

            會上，李氏公所還送出紅包給102歲的李奕堯夫人；同為100歲的李維倫夫人，李康來夫人，祝福她們健康長壽更長壽，也照例封利是給中華廣教學校，中華僑立學校，以及中華頤養院等非牟利教育，服務機構，感謝他們為華人社區服務。

            李氏公所出席春宴的宗親們，當晚再酒酣耳熱之際，還有不少人熱議起誰最有希望接棒下一任的美東，美西正副總長。目前已知有紐英崙李氏公所李錦堂與芝加哥李氏公所李本安爭美東總長大位；羅省李秀湛與砵崙李杰泉爭美西總長的大位。美西副總長這席位，競爭更激烈，當晚來到波士頓拜年的三藩市總公所顧問李伯源，就是三名參選者之一。

            今年從外地到賀的李氏宗親嘉賓，除前述諸人及多名總公所職員外，還有紐約李氏總分所主席國威家伉儼，以及楚賢家伉儷，來自羅省的全美顧問李秀湛伉儷，砵崙的全美顧問李杰泉等人。

麻州長，昆士市長為Dana Farber落髮 花崗岩電信捐 425萬元

            (Boston Orange 周菊子昆士市報導)麻州州長查理貝克（Charlie Baker）和昆士市長柯奇（Tom Koch）今（29）日二度落髮，和花崗岩電信公司（Granite Telecommunications）執行長羅勃海爾（Rob Hale）及該公司700多名員工一起，為達納法伯癌症研究所（Dana-Farber Cancer Institute）籌得425萬元。

            花崗岩電信公司今年是第三度舉辦“剃髮省錢（Saving By Shaving）”活動。麻州州長查理貝克和昆士市長柯奇，已連續第二年參加，和花崗岩電信公司的大約714名員工，一起為籌募研究癌症經費出力。

            花崗岩電信公司執行長羅勃海爾不但坐在麻州州長旁邊，剃了光頭，還每有一名員工剃頭，就捐5000元，今早在活動現場，交出一張425萬元的大支票給達納法伯癌症研究所。

            查理貝克在落髮後致詞時說，有人問他，那你明年還會再來剃頭？他回答，為什麼不？這是可再生資源，不是嗎，頭髮還會再長回來。

            今日一起落髮的，還有能源及麻州環境事務部長畢頓（Matt Beaton），WGBH電台主持人Jim Braude，在昆士市組成的美國凱爾特龐克樂隊Dropkick Murphys的主唱Ken Casey，WAAF電台主持人Greg Hill等人。

            花崗岩電信公司的這剃頭髮為達納法伯癌症研究所籌款的義舉，始於2014年，執行長羅勃海爾挑戰一名員工，如果他敢剃頭，就捐10,000元給達納法伯癌症研究所，沒想到二週後，有428名花崗岩電信員工剃了頭，或者剃光了鬍子，還把他們的鬚髮，捐給了提供假髮給患癌症兒童的“愛鎖（Locks for Love）”。

            羅勃海爾和他母親Judy Hale那一年共捐了220萬元給達納法伯研究所，2015年，他們為“達納法伯“籌得330萬元。

Saffron Circle now accepting Grant Applications

Saffron Circle now accepting Grant Applications!

Saffron Circle 2016 Grant Cycle
The funding foci of 2016 are Civic Engagement, Health, Workforce Development and Youth. Saffron Circle grants target collaborative models, organizations/projects that directly engage members of Asian communities to create change in their community, and new and emerging agencies.
 
Proposals are due on May 13, 2016, and grant recipients will be announced in late June 2016. Grants will generally range from $5,000 to $10,000.
 
A complete application includes the 2016 Application Form and an Application Budget which may be downloaded here in thisDropbox folder.
 
For 2015 Saffron Circle grantees that wish to reapply for funding, please also submit a short report via the Common Report Form which you can also find in the Dropbox folder.
 
The application and all attachments should be submitted by May 13, 2016 via email to: saffroncircle@gmail.com.
 

- 2016 Saffron Circle Grantmaking Committee