Local shoplifting crime among governor’s pardons
December 28, 2011 in The Daily Republic
Daugaard grants numerous area people shortened sentences.
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Outgoing Nevis mayor granting ‘pardons’ for stoplight, roundabout violations and jaywalking
December 18, 2010 in Park Rapids Enterprise
Nevis mayor Dave McCurnin bid farewell to council members and the electorate this week, but not before issuing a “proclamation.” Continue Reading
Few pardoned by Pawlenty go on to reoffend
December 18, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald
innesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty last month found himself explaining a pardon for a sex offender facing new charges of abusing a child, an unpleasant situation for a man flirting with a presidential bid. But a check of pardons granted during Pawlenty’s eight years as governor found he’s unlikely to face the same headaches as at least one of his rivals. Continue Reading
Doors’ Jim Morrison to get pardoned in Florida
December 9, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald
The Doors singer Jim Morrison will get a posthumous pardon for an indecent exposure conviction in Florida after Gov. Charlie Crist got a commitment for enough votes from other members of the state’s Board of Executive Clemency to approve it. Continue Reading
Obama pardons Minot man, 8 others
December 3, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald
President Barack Obama has granted the first pardons of his presidency, to nine people convicted of crimes including possessing drugs, counterfeiting and even mutilating coins. One of the people pardoned: Edgar Leopold Kranz Jr., of Minot. Continue Reading
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