{"id":679449,"date":"2021-08-24T10:50:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=679449"},"modified":"2021-08-24T10:50:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:50:52","slug":"on-last-day-in-office-gov-andrew-cuomo-pardons-more-murderers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-last-day-in-office-gov-andrew-cuomo-pardons-more-murderers\/","title":{"rendered":"On Last Day In Office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo Pardons More Murderers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fon-last-day-in-office-gov-andrew-cuomo-pardons-more-murderers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=679449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cuomo-2-1-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Now we know why New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wanted two more weeks in office.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat, who resigned in disgrace after the state\u2019s attorney general released a report detailing allegations of sexual harassment by the governor, has spent his last days in office pardoning murderers and commuting their sentences.<\/p>\n<p>On his final day in office, Cuomo did so again, giving out four sentence commutations and one pardon. Cuomo also \u201cmade a parole board referral for a 76-year-old man over his role in the deadly&nbsp;1981 Brink\u2019s armored car robbery,\u201d The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/23\/san-francisco-das-brinks-robber-dad-among-six-given-cuomo-clemency\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That referral involved David Gilbert, \u201ca Weather Underground member who was convicted of three counts of second-degree murder and four counts of first-degree robbery for his role in the crime that resulted in the deaths of Nyack police Sgt. Edward O\u2019Grady and Officer Waverly Brown as well as Brink\u2019s guard Peter Paige,\u201d the Post reported. \u201cHe was serving a sentence of 75 years to life in prison with no possibility of parole until 2056.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo unilaterally ordered the release of four other prisoners, including Paul Mingo, 68, who was sentenced in 1983 to serve 50 years to life after being convicted of the 1980 robbery-murder of a New York City couple. Cuomo also granted clemency to Robert Ehrenberg, 62, who was also serving 50 years to life for killing a man during a 1992 robbery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fourth commutation recipient was 66-year-old Ulysses Boyd, who was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with a 1986 killing at a Harlem crack house. The fifth was 59-year-old Paul Clark, convicted of second-degree murder, attempted murder and weapons possession after shooting and killing a 17-year-old at a block party near his Brooklyn home in 1980,\u201d the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Cuomo granted clemency and pardons to 10 other felons \u2014 including three tied to killings, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the foundational promises of New York state is that of equal justice, and equal compassion, for all under the law,\u201d said the Democrat, who is resigning to avoid impeachment following allegations of sexual harassment by at least 11 women. \u201cToday I\u2019m proud to help fulfill government\u2019s unique responsibility to harness the power of redemption, encourage those who have made mistakes to engage in meaningful rehabilitation, and empower everyone to work toward a better future for themselves and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCuomo commuted the sentence of Nehru Gumbs, 36, who was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon and assault in 2005 \u2014 crimes committed when he was 18,\u201d the Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/17\/cuomo-uses-final-days-as-gov-to-commute-pardon-10-felons-including-3-tied-to-killings\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cGumbs was fingered for the brutal shooting death of an innocent bystander heading to his Canarsie home from a midnight church service on New Year\u2019s Eve 2004. Gumbs has served 17\u00bd years of a 25-year sentence. He has served as the youth counselor at Sing Sing prison and earned an associate\u2019s degree from Mercy College and is pursuing a job as a plumber.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor also granted clemency to Jon-Adrian Velasquez, 45, convicted of second-degree murder, attempted murder, and three counts of robbery in 1999, according to the Post. Velazquez was convicted of shooting retired police officer Albert Ward to death in 1998. Actor Martin Sheen, who had met with him in prison, had pushed for his release, claiming Valasquez was not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo also reduced the sentence of Richard \u201cLee\u201d Chalk, 63, convicted of two counts of second-degree murder and other charges in 1988. Chalk was the driver, not the gunman, in the murder, Cuomo said, and had served 33 years of a 50-years-to-life sentence.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now we know why New York Gov. 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