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Maine governor pardons former GOP lawmaker in old drug case
AUGUSTA, MAINE Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage has pardoned a former GOP state lawmaker for a 35-year-old felony-level drug trafficking conviction.
Maine Public reports the pardon of former state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, of Dresden, could affect an ongoing investigation into whether Pierce illegally hunted with firearms.
Pierce had requested clemency and he was notified by LePage's office that the governor signed the pardon last week.
Pierce says he had hunted with firearms since his conviction, but he didn't realize he was violating state and federal laws, which prohibit anyone convicted of a felony from possessing firearms.
Pierce was convicted in 1983 after selling cocaine and marijuana to an undercover police officer.
Pierce was among a core group of Republicans loyal to LePage, who leaves office Wednesday, during his two terms as governor.
Maine governor pardons former GOP lawmaker in old drug case
So do you think the gov will do that for all the folks who did the same thing back in the day when they where young and stupid.
How as can a state rep not know this, o-ya these are the same type of guys in government making new gun laws and they do not even know what is on the books now.
Maine governor pardons former GOP lawmaker in old drug case
AUGUSTA, MAINE Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage has pardoned a former GOP state lawmaker for a 35-year-old felony-level drug trafficking conviction.
Maine Public reports the pardon of former state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, of Dresden, could affect an ongoing investigation into whether Pierce illegally hunted with firearms.
Pierce had requested clemency and he was notified by LePage's office that the governor signed the pardon last week.
Pierce says he had hunted with firearms since his conviction, but he didn't realize he was violating state and federal laws, which prohibit anyone convicted of a felony from possessing firearms.
Pierce was convicted in 1983 after selling cocaine and marijuana to an undercover police officer.
Pierce was among a core group of Republicans loyal to LePage, who leaves office Wednesday, during his two terms as governor.
Maine governor pardons former GOP lawmaker in old drug case
So do you think the gov will do that for all the folks who did the same thing back in the day when they where young and stupid.
How as can a state rep not know this, o-ya these are the same type of guys in government making new gun laws and they do not even know what is on the books now.
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