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Biden forgives first African-American to Secret Service

2022-04-26 20:01:32Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Biden forgives first African-American to Secret Service

The first African-American to serve as a presidential security bodyguard is among three people who have been pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Abraham Bolden Sr, now 86, was convicted in 1964 on bribery charges. The US Constitution gives presidents the authority to pardon sentences or cut sentences. Tuesday's pardon decisions are the first of biden's administration.

"America is a nation of laws and second chances, redemption and rehabilitation," the president said.

"Helping those who served their time return to their families and become contributing members of their communities is one of the most effective ways to reduce recidivism [repeated violation] and reduce crime," Biden said.

The three people to be forgiven are Bolden, of Chicago, Illinois; Betty Jo Bogans, 51, of Houston, Texas, and Dexter Eugene Jackson, 52, of Athens, Georgia.

Bolden was appointed to President John F Kennedy's secret service in 1961, at the age of 26. This made him the first man of color to guard an American president.

According to him, Kennedy once introduced him as "The Secret Service's Jaki Robinson" - a reference to the first African-American to play professional baseball.

In 1964, Bolden was fired from the Secret Service after being charged with attempting to sell a government file in exchange for a $50,000 bribe.

He denied the charges, claiming he was charged after attempts to expose indecent behavior within the agency.

Among his accusations were that Secret Service agents drank heavily at work, lost shifts and used their official vehicles to transport women, or visit bars. He also said he had faced racist abuse from his colleagues.

He raised money for his legal defense through a series of piano recitals in Chicago.


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