Hi Ken - I heard betcha thought accepting Trump’s pardon would inoculate you -NOPE

“We will not accept presidential pardons as get-out-of-jail-free cards for the well-connected in New York” Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance

Informational Background

see the October 2020 -USAO-EDNY DOJ-OPA -I don’t know why but I always laugh at the aliases Kurson used and NOT the stalking charges.. when I reread this;

“…charging Kenneth Kurson, also known as “Jayden Wagner” and “Eddie Train,” with stalking and harassing three individuals…”

• Kurson Complaint

• Kurson Pardon

Manhattan District Attorney’s Turn…

Yesterday the Manhattan District Attorney announced, they had brought charges against the long-time friend of both Jared Kushner and Rudy Giuliani (see Kurson’s Instagram Bio - the account is now private) —disgraced former Editor of the Observer KENNETH KURSON. District Attorney Cy Vance stated the charges were filed New York County Criminal Court. The Press Release reads in part:

“We will not accept presidential pardons as get-out-of-jail-free cards for the well-connected in New York…As alleged in the complaint, Mr. Kurson launched a campaign of cybercrime, manipulation, and abuse from his perch at the New York Observer, and now the people of New York will hold him accountable. We encourage all survivors and witnesses of this type of cybercrime and intimate partner abuse to report these crimes to our Office.”

The Manhattan DA Charges as to Defendant Kurson:

Eavesdropping - Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE N, ARTICLE 250.05

A person is guilty of eavesdropping when he unlawfully engages in
wiretapping, mechanical overhearing of a conversation, or intercepting
or accessing of an electronic communication.

Eavesdropping is a class E felony.

Computer Trespass - Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE J, ARTICLE 156.10

A person is guilty of computer trespass when he or she knowingly uses,
causes to be used, or accesses a computer, computer service, or computer
network without authorization and:

1. he or she does so with an intent to commit or attempt to commit or
further the commission of any felony; or

2. he or she thereby knowingly gains access to computer material.

Computer trespass is a class E felony.

As alleged in the Criminal Complaint - Defendant Kurson unlawfully accessing communications of his then-wife from September 2015 through March 2016. During which time Defendant Kurson was serving as the Editor-In-Chief of Observer Media Group.

Defendant Kurson installed WebWatcher, and you’ll note the Terms and Conditions of the user agreement - Defendant Kurson almost immediate violated the Ts & Cs but also understand that WebWatcher includes specific language that essentially mitigates the Company’s liability. Particularly if a user uses their services in an unlawful manner. Yes I know that sounds like a non-sequitur —given the entire premise of “spyware” especially with one that offers “keystroke” services/features

I do think it’s a reasonable expectation that Defendant Kurson will argue double jeopardy and then move to have the criminal case dismissed with prejudice but, yes I know there’s always a but;

• Manhattan DA-Investigators did obtain some records from the FBI and the South Orange County Police Department

• the charges are not the exact duplicate of the Oct 2020 Federal Charges

• Manhattan DA & Investigators appear to have created a separate fact file

In chat and customer service/support records with WebWatcher - Defendant Kurson, repeatedly contacted WebWatcher to inquire why he wasn’t seeing the content (specifically keystroke services he later added to his account), wrote in part -if you want to know what Criminal Intent is - I now refer you to page 3 of the Manhattan DC Criminal Complaint:

“…If the person who has the target mac suspects that keystroke software has been installed, am I better off: a) risking being caught uninstalling it? or b) having the target be taken to the apple store and just hoping they don't catch it?,"

During the course of Defendant Kurson’s protracted cyber-stalking and cyber harassment his wife became suspicious that her devices had been compromised. She also alerted South Orange County, NJ Police Department and repeatedly took her MacBook into the Apple store. Pay close attention to events of November 16, 2015 -Defendant Kurson’s wife purchased software from SecureMac at 6:44PM on the 16th, less than two hours later (at 8:28PM) Defendant Kurson contacted Webwatcher seeking assistance on how to uninstall the spyware —by then it was too late.

It should also be noted that Defendant Kurson referred to his cyber stalking and cyber harassment of his (now) ex-wife —he repeatedly contacted WebWatcher and stated the Spyware was installed on “my daughter’s computer” —that’s just downright diabolical. And shows Defendant Kurson’s mens rea and actus reus. Meaning it shows his state of mind and actions.

You can also obtain the Manhattan DA’s criminal complaint as to Defendant Kurson via the NYS unified Court System;

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/ or you can simply pull down the complaint via my Scribd Link

See NYS Criminal Case Charges -note what the “top charge” is

See Kurson’s Defense Attorney, yes the very same Mukasey

Pretty sure https://californiaglobe.com/author/ken-kurson/ should end their editorial relationship with Defendant Kurson. And should you be curious you can read his website…

https://kenkurson.com/

…now if you’ll excuse me I need to go use industrial soap to wash myself because of how dirty I feel after reading the Manhattan Criminal Complaint and various articles written by Defendant Kurson.

As for what to look out for - like I said if you’ll note who his defense attorney is, I’m fairly confident they will argue double jeopardy and/or selective prosecution in an effort to have this criminal case dismissed and to dismiss it with prejudice. It should be interesting to watch purely from a jurisprudence academical aspect because Kurson accepted the pardon, thus insofar as to admit his guilt regarding the October 2020 Federal Criminal Case, but I do think Defendant Kurson might also argue various constitutional rights. But then again I could be wrong -Filey