Ken Kurson, the former editor of the New York Observer who was pardoned in 2021 by then-Pres. Trump, pleads guilty to cyberstalking charges:
On Wednesday he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors -- including attempted computer trespass -- that accused him of surreptitiously installing spyware on his ex-wife's computer from his work computer at the Observer in 2015.
"I believe we have a disposition today," Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Alona Katz said during an appearance in Manhattan criminal court. If Kurson leads a"law-abiding life" for a year and performs 100 hours of community service, he can withdraw his plea and have the charges reduced to lesser violations, Katz said.Ken Kurson leaves Manhattan criminal court in New York City after an appearance on Feb. 16, 2022.Authorities learned of Kurson's alleged stalking in 2018 during a background check he underwent after Trump nominated him for a spot on the board of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
"We will not accept presidential pardons as get-out-of-jail-free cards for the well-connected in New York," Vance said in a statement at the time the charges were announced in August.
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