13 years in prison, Angelos was released from prison thanks to a bipartisan campaign to secure his release, which included advocacy from celebrities such as Alicia Keys and Snoop Dogg, and political figures like Charles Koch and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). The reasons for the court's reduction of Angelos' sentence remained unclear, as the records had been sealed. The Washington Post quoted Angelos' attorney, Mark Osler, explaining "After three and half years of inaction on Weldon's clemency petition, he is free because of the fair and good action of a prosecutor. He returns to citizenship because of the actions of one individual." Young Americans for Liberty featured him in their "Incarceration Nation" activism project, and he spoke at YALCON 2016. In December 2020, then-President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Angelos. References United States federal criminal case law