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fromAP News
5 days ago

After capture and removal, Venezuela's Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail

Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center houses about 1,300 inmates, including high-profile detainees, and has troubled conditions that led some judges to refuse transfers.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 days ago

The war on drugs, Trump's double standard in Latin America

U.S. drug policy in Latin America shows contradictions: Maduro's arrest contrasts with Trump’s pardon of convicted Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Notorious 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
1 month ago

Trump 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
1 month ago

Why 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.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Former 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.
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fromAxios
1 month ago

Scoop: The letter behind Trump's pardon of Honduras' ex-president for drug trafficking

Trump announced plans to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez ahead of Honduras's election, endorsing National Party candidate Asfura after pressure from Roger Stone.
fromAxios
1 month ago
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Scoop: The letter behind Trump's pardon of Honduras' ex-president for drug trafficking

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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Honduras reacts with mixed feelings to the release of Juan Orlando Hernandez

Extortion by gangs forces Honduran small business owners to pay criminal groups to operate amid violence and polarized political responses.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Olivia Nuzzi's Didion Pastiche

Olivia Nuzzi's American Canto is overshadowed by its scandalous publicity and reveals a performative view of political and media figures, including her own complicity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump'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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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura leads Honduras race, early trends show

Nasry Asfura leads the Honduran presidential vote narrowly with about 41% to Salvador Nasralla's 39% as roughly 40% of ballots are counted.
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