Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Terms with fewer than three characters (e.g., "IQ") are ignored in searches. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected.

Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page.

Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter.

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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Parkes, Timothy Fed-TN (Eastern) 2009 2012 Fraud 6 years and 6 months 2.4 49 White Male 06-25-2013
Parse, David Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2016 Tax Evasion/Fraud 3 years and 6 months 0 42 White Male 12-07-2016
Patel, Jigar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud 1 year and 1 month 1.5 27 Asian Male 06-01-2017
Patel, Vipinkumar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 29 Asian Male 06-01-2017
Paulus, Richard Fed-KY (Eastern) 2016 2024 Fraud 5 years 0.7 66 White Male 01-16-2024
Paylor, Keyon Fed-MD 2015 2024 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 3.1 22 Black Male 03-18-2024
Perez, Duarnis Fed-NY (Northern) 2000 2006 Immigration 4 3/4 years 3.9 27 Hispanic Male 09-11-2012
Phillips, Lacey Fed-WI (Western) 2011 2014 Fraud 2 months 0.2 22 White Female 02-03-2014
Rakowski, Kevyn Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud 4 1/2 years 0 57 White Female 07-16-2021
Ramirez-Lopez, Juan Fed-CA (Southern) 2000 2003 Immigration 6 1/2 years 2.5 44 Hispanic Male 10-15-2012
Raya, Amany Fed-VA (Western) 2020 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0.6 37 White Female 05-25-2021
Risha, Jesse Fed-PA (Western) 2004 2006 Attempt, Violent Not Sentenced 0.3 47 White Male 08-29-2011
Rivas, Edgar Fed-NY (Southern) 2003 2004 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years and 1 month 1.6 37 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Robinson, Ivan Fed-DC 2017 2023 Fraud 11 years and 3 months 4.4 41 Black Male 04-17-2024
Rojas, Carlos Fed-AL (Southern) 1990 2002 Drug Possession or Sale 20 years 11.7 34 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Ruiz-Cortez, Refugio Fed-IL (Northern) 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 17 1/2 years 10.4 29 Hispanic Male 11-06-2012
Sadr, Ali Fed-NY (Southern) 2020 2020 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 34 Asian Male 07-30-2020
Samueli, Henry Fed-CA (Central) 2008 2009 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 48 White Male 05-17-2012
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo Fed-CA (Southern) 2009 2012 Immigration 7 years 2.7 51 Hispanic Male 07-15-2012
Scheer, Dana Fed-FL (Southern) 1995 1999 Fraud Probation 0 34 White Male 08-29-2011
Schledwitz, Karl Fed-TN (Eastern) 1992 1999 Fraud 6 months 0.5 30 White Male 08-29-2011
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 12-06-2017
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud 6 months 0 53 White Male 08-29-2011
Sipe, David Fed-TX (Southern) 2001 2007 Assault Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Smith, Eric Fed-Military 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.6 40 White Male 09-22-2015
Span, Darlene Fed-AZ 1990 1996 Assault Probation 0 39 White Female 08-30-2013
Span, Jerry Fed-AZ 1990 1996 Assault Probation 0 57 White Male 08-30-2013
Spiller, Jonathan Fed-DC 2011 2012 Bribery Not Sentenced 0 58 White Male 02-27-2014
Stevens, Richard Fed-NJ 1990 1992 Sexual Assault 14 years 2.4 32 Black Male 12-12-2012
Stevens, Ted Fed-DC 2008 2009 Official Misconduct Not Sentenced 0 83 White Male 08-29-2011
Stewart, Nicholas Fed-Military 2009 2012 Sexual Assault 2 years 1.0 29 White Male 08-30-2012
Street, John Fed-MO (Western) 2006 2009 Murder Life without parole 0 36 White Male 08-24-2014
Sullivan, Bryan Fed-Military 2016 2017 Sexual Assault 7 years 0.9 31 White Male 09-26-2017
Torres, Alfredo Fed-NM 2006 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years and 10 months 3.0 20 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Treadwell, Kenneth Fed-FL (Southern) 1995 1995 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Tullos, Nancy Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2010 Obstruction of Justice Not Sentenced 0 56 White Female 06-30-2012
Vailette, John Fed-CT 2015 2018 Murder Not Sentenced 0 34 White Male 11-15-2018
Vazquez, Hector Fed-TX (Northern) 2004 2005 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0.5 28 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Veltmann, Carl Fed-FL (Middle) 1992 1996 Arson Life 4.5 62 White Male 05-28-2013
Veltmann, Christopher Fed-FL (Middle) 1992 1996 Arson Life 4.5 35 White Male 05-28-2013
von Schlieffen, Wolfgang Fed-FL (Southern) 1994 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 6.4 47 White Male 08-29-2011
Wallach, E. Robert Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1993 Fraud 6 years 0 50 White Male 03-29-2013
West, Antonio Fed-IL (Northern) 2013 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale 15 years 2.7 47 Black Male 04-15-2016
Wilson, Edwin Fed-VA (Eastern) 1983 2004 Weapon Possession or Sale 17 years 21.0 49 White Male 08-29-2011
Yusuf, Yassin Fed-TN (Middle) 2012 2016 Other Violent Felony Not Sentenced 3.8 19 Black Male 03-18-2016
Zomber, Michael Fed-PA (Eastern) 2003 2009 Fraud 2 years and 6 months 4.5 53 White Male 08-29-2011