By Heather Gann
An Alabama woman was among the 39 people President Joe Biden pardoned today.
Nina Simona Allen, 49, of Harvest “was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s,” the White House release reads.
According to the Department of Justice, Allen was convicted in the Middle District of Alabama of conspiracy to defraud financial institutions. Allen was sentenced on Nov. 24, 2003 to six months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, and ordered to pay $68,412 in restitution.
This morning, Biden commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and pardoned 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.
It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, according to AP News.
“In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two master’s degrees. She now works in the field of education.”
“Ms. Allen strengthens her community by volunteering at a local soup kitchen and at a nursing home. Ms. Allen is described by people who know her as a dependable, hardworking woman of integrity.”
