President Biden pardons 11 people; 2 from DMV area

Anna Chen

April 24, 2024 at 10:03 PM

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — President Joe Biden pardoned 11 people, including one woman from the District and another woman from Fairfax County in Virginia.

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Both 54-year-old Katrina Polk, of Washington, D.C., and 48-year-old Pilar Alejandra Yelicie-Rodriguez, of Fairfax County, Va. pleaded guilty to non-violent drug offenses from two separate cases and have served their sentences.

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