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techcentral.co.zapolitics22 days ago
Justice Department ended probe into commutation of convicted fraudster
Career prosecutors in New York examined whether improper payments helped secure clemency for David Gentile before senior Justice Department officials directed them to stop. The inquiry began months after Gentile’s November commutation and ended after media questions reached the W…
dailykos.compolitics59 days ago
Colorado Governor Commutes Sentence of Tina Peters
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis commuted the nearly nine-year prison sentence of former county clerk Tina Peters on Friday, ordering her release on June 1. Peters was convicted of allowing unauthorized access to voting machines after the 2020 election. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert…