How Can a Get a Federal Conviction Expunged?
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There is no federal expungement statute, except in limited circumstances of minor drug possession cases for first offenders under 21 years old. A presidential pardon or executive clemency can restore rights, such as voting, but does not erase records.
A full pardon restores certain citizenship rights forfeited by law as the result of a criminal conviction, such as the right to serve on a jury, the right to hold public office, and the right to serve as Executor or Administrator of an estate. As a general matter, in clemency cases the correctness of the underlying conviction is assumed, and the question of guilt or innocence is not generally at issue. However, if a petitioner refuses to accept guilt, minimizes culpability, or raises a claim of innocence or miscarriage of justice, the United States Attorney should address these issues.
For further information, please see:
http://www.justice.gov/pardon/pardon_instructions.htm
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
