Posted on Feb 16, 2022
Jared Kushner's friend Ken Kurson pleads guilty in stalking case involving ex-wife
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"Ken Kurson, a former New York newspaper editor and close friend of Trump White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, pleaded guilty to reduced misdemeanor charges in a case where he was accused of cyberstalking his ex-wife. Kurson’s plea comes more than a year after then-President Donald Trump pardoned the political consultant in a federal criminal case where he had been charged with cyber crimes against other individuals."
Jared Kushner's friend Ken Kurson pleads guilty in stalking case involving ex-wife
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I've always wondered about these types of salacious news reports. The fact that someone is cyber-stalking is, I believe, newsworthy. But He's Jared Kushner's friend? So, what? Is there even a whiff of a hint that Mr. Kushner somehow aided and abetted the cyber stalking. Or is this just one more case of irrelevant muck raking, guilt by association. Imagine if a reporter showed up on your doorstep and told you that a friend of yours was convicted of a felony and then demanded that you account for having been his friend.
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Who said Kushner has to account for his friend? It just shows the type of people that those involved with the Trump family associate with.
If I found out a friend was stalking anyone, they would cease to be my friend.
If I found out a friend was stalking anyone, they would cease to be my friend.
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Maj John Bell
SFC (Join to see) - Is the story about Mr. Kurson or Mr. Kushner? The fact that their mere association is being brought up is a call for an accounting. The fact that you pass judgment based on mere association is a call for accounting. So, I would say that at a minimum Dan Mangan (author), and you are expecting Mr. Kushner to account for the character of his friends for behavior that might have been completely hidden from Mr. Kushner.
I wasn't aware that he told anyone he was a stalker. Do stalkers usually advertise their behavior to their associates? Is there anything in the article that states they are still friends? Because you don't care for Mr. Kushner's family you don't even extend him the possibility of benefit of the doubt.
And is there anyone in YOUR past or present who hasn't been a paragon of virtue? What does that association say about you? As long as you were unaware of their discreditable conduct, it doesn't say a thing about you, absolutely nothing. Or better yet, maybe you could see some merit in the flawed person and do your best to help them reform and redeem themselves, instead of walking away.
I wasn't aware that he told anyone he was a stalker. Do stalkers usually advertise their behavior to their associates? Is there anything in the article that states they are still friends? Because you don't care for Mr. Kushner's family you don't even extend him the possibility of benefit of the doubt.
And is there anyone in YOUR past or present who hasn't been a paragon of virtue? What does that association say about you? As long as you were unaware of their discreditable conduct, it doesn't say a thing about you, absolutely nothing. Or better yet, maybe you could see some merit in the flawed person and do your best to help them reform and redeem themselves, instead of walking away.
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."Under the plea deal, Kurson will be required to perform 100 hours of community service, with the expectation that the charges will be reduced to a violation in a year, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office told CNBC.
The New Jersey resident ran the newsroom of The New York Observer newspaper, now published online as Observer, when it was owned by Kushner, the wealthy scion of a New York real estate clan and the husband of Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump.
He also has worked as a consultant for people such as Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, top federal prosecutor, and personal lawyer for Trump. Kurson helped run Giuliani’s failed 2008 presidential campaign.
Kurson was arrested in August on felony charges of eavesdropping and criminal trespass for having allegedly accessed his then-wife’s communications in 2015 and 2016 while working as editor-in-chief of Observer Media Group.
Prosecutors at the time said Kurson used spyware to obtain passwords and log into his wife’s Gmail and Facebook accounts, and also illegally acquired and anonymously shared private Facebook messages.
On Wednesday, Kurson pleaded guilty to attempting to commit both crimes with which he was originally charged. The attempt charges themselves are misdemeanors.
As part of his plea, Kurson agreed to perform 100 hours of community service at an organization subject to the approval of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
If he performs that work, and does not commit another crime in the meantime, the DA’s office said it will agree to him withdrawing his guilty plea, and replacing that with a harassment violation. That violation could never be sealed from public view, under the terms of that deal."...
..."Under the plea deal, Kurson will be required to perform 100 hours of community service, with the expectation that the charges will be reduced to a violation in a year, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office told CNBC.
The New Jersey resident ran the newsroom of The New York Observer newspaper, now published online as Observer, when it was owned by Kushner, the wealthy scion of a New York real estate clan and the husband of Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump.
He also has worked as a consultant for people such as Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, top federal prosecutor, and personal lawyer for Trump. Kurson helped run Giuliani’s failed 2008 presidential campaign.
Kurson was arrested in August on felony charges of eavesdropping and criminal trespass for having allegedly accessed his then-wife’s communications in 2015 and 2016 while working as editor-in-chief of Observer Media Group.
Prosecutors at the time said Kurson used spyware to obtain passwords and log into his wife’s Gmail and Facebook accounts, and also illegally acquired and anonymously shared private Facebook messages.
On Wednesday, Kurson pleaded guilty to attempting to commit both crimes with which he was originally charged. The attempt charges themselves are misdemeanors.
As part of his plea, Kurson agreed to perform 100 hours of community service at an organization subject to the approval of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
If he performs that work, and does not commit another crime in the meantime, the DA’s office said it will agree to him withdrawing his guilty plea, and replacing that with a harassment violation. That violation could never be sealed from public view, under the terms of that deal."...
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