Both were convicted in separate drug cases. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
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ST. PAUL Two Minnesotans convicted of drug offenses were granted clemency by outgoing President Donald Trump in one of his final acts as commander-in-chief.
John Harold Wall, convicted in 1992, was given a full pardon by the president. Cassandra Ann Kasowski, 46, had her sentence commuted.
The two figure among the 143 individuals who Trump either pardoned or gave commutations to on his last day in office. Past presidents have similarly issued flurries of pardons when departing from the White House.
Trump has previously and notably used his presidential pardoning powers, which extend only to federal crimes, to grant clemency to allies including political consultant Roger Stone, former campaign advisor and retired U.S. lieutenant general Michael Flynn and former campaign chair Paul Manafort. All three pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the federal inve
Albert Pirro had been among those expected to be on the list issued in the early hours of Wednesday morning. But when he was not, his ex-wife lobbied Trump directly.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has granted clemency to two Minnesota residents convicted of drug charges. Trump commuted the sentence of Cassandr.
Dozens of judges rejected Wallie Howard killer’s pleas for freedom. Then came Trump
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Dozens of judges have rejected Jaime Davidson’s bids for a new trial in the 1990 robbery-turned-murder of an undercover Syracuse police officer.
For 29 years, Davidson tried to convince judges, lawyers, activists, athletes, musicians and even the U.S. Supreme Court of his innocence. The federal Office of the Pardon Attorney turned down his case twice, in 2013 and 2017, records show.
Davidson, of Brooklyn, was found guilty by a jury of leading a drug ring and directing the robbery that ended in undercover officer Wallie Howard’s death. He maintained his innocence. He described himself as a rapper whose associates were fellow artists to defend against conspiracy charges.