President Donald Trump has used the power of his office in ways critics and experts say inject politics into the criminal ...

He was appointed ag director by Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2003 and served until 2008. Under Hartke's leadership, the department created a plan to address the emerald ash borers that threatened the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet ...

A case in point: his commutation and eventual pardon of Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois. He was convicted in 2011 on charges related to trying to sell an appointment to ...

The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies. By Kenneth P. Vogel and Andrew Duehren ...

Her pardon, which was confirmed to the news wire service by White House officials, comes just less than a week after she lost a bid for a new trial. “Today, I stand before you — not just as a free ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money meant for a statue honoring a slain police ...

Former Las Vegas City Council member Michele Fiore, dubbed “Lady Trump” by pundits, was pardoned after being convicted of fraud.

“I am aware people are talking about it, probably because the Trump administration has made a strong commitment to doing more pardons including appointing a pardon czar, but I have not made an ...

The pardon, issued Wednesday, comes less than a week after Fiore lost a bid for a new trial. She had been facing the possibility of decades in prison. Federal prosecutors said at trial that Fiore ...

Rapper, musician and songwriter Jelly Roll is a step closer to receiving a pardon for crimes committed as a juvenile and young man. Here's where Jelly Roll's pardon process stands, and how you can ...

The pardon, issued Wednesday, comes less than a week after Fiore lost a bid for a new trial. She had been facing the possibility of decades in prison. Federal prosecutors said at trial that Fiore ...