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President Biden Pardons Capital Region Woman Convicted Of Selling Cocaine President Biden Pardons Capital Region Woman Convicted Of Selling Cocaine
President Biden Pardons Capital Region Woman Convicted Of Selling Cocaine Two New York women convicted of non-violent federal drug offenses are among 16 people nationwide to receive clemency from President Joe Biden. Stacy Wilder, age 49, of Albany, served nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in the Northern District of New York in January 2003. She received a full pardon from the president. Had she been sentenced under current law and sentencing guidelines, Wilder would have received a significantly lower sentence, the White House said.  Since serving her time, Wilder has worked as a payro…

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Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old In Capital Region, DA Says Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old In Capital Region, DA Says
Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old In Capital Region, DA Says An anti-violence activist who once spent decades in prison before he was granted early release by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now accused of killing a 27-year-old man. Dontie Mitchell, age 43, of Albany, was indicted on murder and related charges by an Albany County grand jury on Friday, Aug. 18, in the death of Shieer Leggett. According to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, Mitchell, either alone or with others, shot Leggett to death in Cohoes, near Main and Schuyler streets, on Friday, Aug. 11. Mitchell is also accused of having an illegal handgun at the time of the m…

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by Michael Mashburn