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Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace | Donald Trump

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has granted a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the illegal online drug market Silk Road. Ulbricht has been in prison since 2013 and was sentenced to life in prison in 2015. President Trump said he called Ulbricht's mother and told her he intended […]

Biden Commutes Sentences Of Nearly 2,500 Non-Violent Drug Offenders 

U.S. President Joe Biden listens to an introduction by Vice President Kamala Harris during an event on the administration's approach to artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie 5:25pm – Friday, January 17, 2025 President Joe […]

Joe Biden Sets Record by Commuting 2,500 Drug Offender Sentences

President Joe Biden announced Friday that he would commute 2,500 sentences for nonviolent drug offenses he deemed “disproportionately long.” With the latest approval in a growing series of pardon approvals, Biden set a presidential record for issuing the most individual pardons and commutations. The president's son Hunter, who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was […]

Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders

In one of his last major moves before leaving office, President Biden on Friday announced commuting the sentences of about 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes. Biden said in a statement Friday that those who received commutations “are serving sentences that are disproportionately long compared to what they would receive today under current laws, […]

Houston cleaning up ‘Drug addicted rats’ infestation in evidence property room

Houston police and the Harris County District Attorney's Office this week announced changes to the way they store and process evidence in criminal cases after problems with rodent infestations. Police Chief Noe Diaz announced at a press conference that in October, HPD noticed a rat ingesting old marijuana in the evidence room. “400,000 pounds of […]