Apple News Today Biden’s controversial clemency choices
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Dec 16, 2024 President Biden's recent pardons stir controversy, particularly a former judge involved in a scandal. An eye-opening ProPublica investigation reveals the cancer risks of formaldehyde in everyday products. Innovative Boston doctors prescribe solar power to help patients with medical equipment costs. Meanwhile, mysterious drones hover over the East Coast, a secret spy agency in the Kremlin raises alarms, and a peculiar lawsuit about the color beige threatens the influencer world.
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Kids for Cash
- President Biden's clemency grant included Michael Conahan, a judge in the "Kids for Cash" scandal.
- Conahan accepted kickbacks for sending kids to for-profit detention centers.
Victims and Other Pardons
- Sandy Fonzo, whose son was sentenced by Conahan and later died by suicide, called the commutation an injustice.
- Rita Cronwell, convicted of embezzling $50 million, also received clemency.
Clemency Criticism
- Biden's clemency grants, including his son Hunter's pardon, drew criticism.
- Senator Amy Klobuchar suggests reforming presidential clemency powers to avoid undermining the justice system.