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fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months agoFormer Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez freed after Trump pardon in drug trafficking case
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted in a major cocaine-trafficking case, was pardoned by President Donald Trump and released from U.S. custody.
fromFortune
1 month agoNotorious crypto conman Sam Bankman-Fried has a prison passion project: giving legal advice to other inmates | Fortune
Bankman-Fried is currently serving 25 years in prison for misappropriating funds at the crypto exchange he founded, FTX, which was once valued at over $30 billion. The company's collapse stands as the largest fraud in the crypto industry, and led to an extended period of stagnation for the sector. While in prison, Bankman-Fried has crossed paths with several celebrity inmates and is giving them his two cents on what they should do in court.
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fromwww.esquire.com
2 months agoTrump Just Completed the Most Legally Indefensible and Politically Stupid Act of His Career
The president's pardon of Juan Orlando Hernandez undermines rule of law, appears driven by corrupt political influence, and destroys credibility of U.S. anti-drug efforts.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoWhy Would We Pardon This Guy?' GOP Senator Trashes Trump's Pardon of Former Honduran President
President Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernandez, a convicted leader in large-scale drug trafficking, prompting bipartisan criticism over inconsistency with anti-drug enforcement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoTrump's pardon of Honduras's ex-president shows counter-drug effort is based on lies and hypocrisy'
He was a Latin American president accused of colluding with some of the region's most ruthless narco bosses to flood the United States with cocaine. [Let's] stuff the drugs right up the noses of the gringos, the double-dealing politician once allegedly bragged as he lined his pockets with millions of dollars in bribes and turned his country into what many called a narco-state.
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