Crime News

• Van Jones says Trump 'doesn't get credit' for 'good things' he has done for African Americans
  
  Van Jones (left), who is friends with Jared Kushner (top right), praised Trump for his efforts toward criminal justice reform. President Trump (bottom right) pardoned Alice Johnson in the summer.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• Paedophile Catholic school teacher, 38, is jailed for two years
  
  Robert Johnson, 38, pictured, was arrested after Durham Constabulary and the National Crime Agency received a tip-off from the FBI that he was sharing child abuse videos online.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• Uzbekistan Drops Controversial Case Against Journalist, Gifts Him An Apartment
  
  Uzbek journalist Bobomurod Abdullaev has announced that a controversial criminal investigation against him has been dropped.
  Radio Liberty.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• New Mexico DA gets grant for prosecutor to target gun crimes
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The federal government is providing a $278,000 grant to a New Mexico district attorney's office to hire a full-time local prosecutor to try firearms cases in federal court. The U.S. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• Tucker Carlson: What we learned at the final presidential debate
  
  Trump drives certain people completely insane and nobody's against crime anymore.
  Fox News.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• 5 Policy Issues Where Trump and Biden Diverged at Final Debate
  
  The debate on Thursday night had long stretches of illuminating policy discussion on climate change, health care, the coronavirus, immigration and criminal and racial justice.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: 'Execution' video prompts war crime probe
  
  A video posted on social media appears to show the execution of two Armenian prisoners by troops from Azerbaijan.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• Ken Kurson, hired by Jared Kushner to run the Observer, accused of 'stalking'
  
  Ken Kurson, hired by Jared Kushner as editor at the Observer, is facing criminal charges.
  ABC News.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Ken Paxton, Texas AG, has criminal case moved to Collin County
  
  DALLAS — A judge on Friday ordered the long-running criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton returned to his home county in a legal victory for the Republican. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Judge moves criminal case against Texas attorney general
  
  A judge on Friday ordered the long-running criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton returned to his home county in a legal victory for the Republican. ...
  Yahoo.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Chicago defense attorney's 'Trials & Triumph' board game helps teens with police interactions
  
  This board game, made by a criminal defense attorney, uses real-life situations to teach teens and adults how to interact with police.
  ABC News.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Alice Marie Johnson on why Trump will get 'larger percentage' of Black vote than expected
  
  Alice Marie Johnson praised President Trump for criminal justice reform action and said Joe Biden cannot 'undo' the harm caused to Black families by the 1994 crime bill he championed.
  Fox News.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Notorious Irish crime boss John Gilligan arrested in Spain during drugs raid
  
  Notorious Irish criminal John Gilligan has been arrested in Spain after an international drug trafficking investigation.
  Sky News.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Retired Portland Cop Indicted After Video Shows Him Plowing Down Alleged Looter With Unmarked Car
  
  'The target of misplaced criminal charges'
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Police hunt for Greek far-right party member evading prison sentence
  
  Christos Pappas considered a fugitive after being sentenced, with 13 other ex-Golden Dawn lawmakers, to prison for running party as a criminal organization.
  CBS News.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.

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