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groundloop

(13,274 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2025, 05:38 PM Sep 8

Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump found guilty of violating terms of his release

Source: AP News

A convicted New York drug dealer whose federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump has been found guilty of violating the terms of his release after being arrested and charged in connection with several recent crimes.

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The Long Island resident had been accused of menacing a hospital nurse and a fellow synagogue member on two separate incidents, as well as of groping his family’s nanny and evading bridge tolls.

A federal judge ruled Friday that prosecutors proved the violations had occurred “by a preponderance of the evidence” during a series of hearings in Brooklyn federal court.

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In the most recent criminal cases, prosecutors said, Braun argued with a staffer at a hospital in January and swung an IV pole at her. In March, he threatened a man who asked him to be quiet during a synagogue service.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-commutation-braun-long-island-arrests-d0613b9f684f95806956b07dd4dbd890

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Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump found guilty of violating terms of his release (Original Post) groundloop Sep 8 OP

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welcome to DU! nt RussBLib Sep 8 #3

repubes indulge repube criminals BoRaGard Sep 8 #2

why would Trump commute the sentence of a "drug dealer" ? RussBLib Sep 8 #4

I can hear the Felon now, Buddyzbuddy Sep 9 #5

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RussBLib

(10,154 posts)

3. welcome to DU! nt

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Mon Sep 8, 2025, 09:52 PM

Sep 8

BoRaGard

(7,538 posts)

2. repubes indulge repube criminals

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 05:58 PM

Sep 8

sicko

RussBLib

(10,154 posts)

4. why would Trump commute the sentence of a "drug dealer" ?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 10:04 PM

Sep 8

...a member of an international group that had smuggled over 200 tons of weed from Canada into the US. Hydroponic, most likely. Maybe he was Eric's connection. Or Ivanka's.

I was kinda hoping he was a J6er.

Oh, I forgot, we aren't allowed to ask questions about Trump's pardons.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

Buddyzbuddy

(1,461 posts)

5. I can hear the Felon now,

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:27 AM

Sep 9

"Blanch, grab your briefcase, you've got a job to do and I have some money I can make" while rubbing his tiny hands together.

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