A former New York Observer editor-in-chief charged by the Manhattan district attorney with cybercrimes after President Donald Trump pardoned him for similar federal charges told a state judge Friday that he is looking to strike a deal.
Kenneth Kurson, a Trump ally pardoned by the former president on his last full day in office, has been charged with felony counts of cyberstalking and eavesdropping by the district attorney for Manhattan.
Kenneth Kurson, former editor of the New York Observer, was arraigned in Manhattan on state charges of eavesdropping and computer trespass, both felonies, just months after getting his pardon.
A former editor of the New York Observer and family friend to former President Donald Trump was charged Wednesday with cybercrime offenses for allegedly cyberstalking his now ex-wife, after Trump pardoned him on similar federal charges.