Tag: pardons
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted clemency to Tina Peters and made the former Republican county clerk eligible for release from state prison as soon as early June, capping months of speculation that the Democratic governor would shorten a nearly nine-year sentence related to Peters’ role in a scheme to breach secure voting equipment.…
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At least 19 Coloradans pardoned for their role in the U.S. Capitol riot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Among the 1,500 defendants charged over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, who were affected by President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon announcement on Monday, were at least 19 Colorado residents who had either been found…
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At least 19 Coloradans pardoned for their role in the U.S. Capitol riot
Among the 1,500 defendants charged over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, who were affected by President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon announcement on Monday, were at least 19 Colorado residents who had either been found guilty and sentenced for crimes associated with that day, or were facing imminent court proceedings. Hats, jackets, selfies and social…
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Polis pardons the parents of ‘balloon boy’ and 16 others
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Oct. 15, 2009, a nation collectively held its breath as a homemade helium-filled balloon glided along the Front Range sky for 90 minutes, allegedly with a 6-year-old boy named Falcon aboard. When the balloon came down, there was no child in it, and the…
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Polis pardons the parents of ‘balloon boy’ and 16 others
On Oct. 15, 2009, a nation collectively held its breath as a homemade helium-filled balloon glided along the Front Range sky for 90 minutes, allegedly with a 6-year-old boy named Falcon aboard. When the balloon came down, there was no child in it, and the search for a body began, before Falcon emerged from a…