by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 5, 2023) — On August 10, 2023, a Writ of Error Coram Nobis filed in the Shelby County Criminal Court by Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White claiming new evidence in his 2017 drug-related conviction was denied a hearing by Division III Judge James Jones, Jr. According to USLegal.com, “Coram Nobis” signifies […]
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US Immigration Reaching 15 Percent Milestone – How Much Higher Will It Go?
by Allan Wall, Border Hawk, ©2023 (Nov. 15, 2023) — For years it’s been said that high levels of immigration are nothing to worry about. After all, we’re reminded, the proportion of the foreign-born population is still lower than it was during the Great Wave Era. The Great Wave Era of Immigration was a period […]
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Jason White Appeal Denied, but “Corrections” Ordered to Court Documents
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 10, 2023) — On August 31, 2023, Shelby County, TN Criminal Court Division III Judge James Jones, Jr. denied a petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis filed by Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White, who in 2017 was sentenced to 60 years in prison following convictions on drug-related charges. According to […]
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Court Denies Petitioner’s Writ on Factual Error
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 15, 2023) — On August 23, former Tennessee inmate Kristina Cole filed a Writ of Error Coram Nobis with the Shelby County Criminal Court, which oversaw her 2017 conviction on two counts of drug distribution dating back to a police-initiated incident on February 3, 2016. At her October 2017 sentencing, Cole […]
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Jason White Coram Nobis Petition Denied
by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 31, 2023) — On June 26, 2023, a Tennessee inmate currently housed in a New Mexico prison on Tennessee’s behalf submitted to the Shelby County, TN Criminal Court a Writ of Error Coram Nobis, presenting what he claimed was “newly discovered evidence” gleaned only recently from one of his co-defendants at […]
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Former Tennessee Inmate Denied Conviction Review
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 31, 2023) — On July 17, 2023, former Tennessee inmate Kristina Cole applied to the newly-formed “Justice Review Unit” within the state’s 30th Judicial District for a review of her 2017 convictions on two drug charges, crimes she maintains she did not commit. The 30th Judicial District contains the city of […]
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“Sound of Freedom” to be Screened at Trump’s Bedminster Club July 19
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 13, 2023) — On Thursday’s “War Room” with Steve Bannon, senior adviser to the Trump 2024 presidential campaign Jason Miller announced that the producer, lead actor, and real-life protagonist of the film, “Sound of Freedom” released in theaters July 4, will be “screening” the film at Donald Trump’s summertime residence, the […]
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Life-Imprisoned Tennessee Inmate Submits “Newly Available Evidence” in Six-Year-Old Drug Conviction Case
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 12, 2023) — On June 26, Tennessee state inmate Jason Lamar White, who has been housed in New Mexico since 2019, filed a Writ of Error Coram Nobis with the Shelby County, TN Criminal Court, Division III, to report “newly available evidence” he claimed will demonstrate his innocence of the 2016 […]
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My Story
by Kristina Cole, ©2023 May 19, 2023 My name is Kristina Cole and I am a 49-year-old black single mother of now three grown children. Seven years ago at 42 years of age, I was arrested and later convicted of two counts of Conspiracy – Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine in a Drug Free Zone and […]
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Former TN Inmate Shares Her Story, Future Plans
by Sharon Rondeau (May 5, 2023) — Since October 2017, The Post & Email has reported on a case involving three Tennessee defendants alleged to have engaged in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in a “drug free zone” in early 2016. Following indictment and trial in Shelby County in July 2017, all three were convicted, […]
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Jason White Interview 2:00 p.m. Thursday
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 13, 2023) – Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White will be returning to a Massachusetts-based radio show, “Shedding Light,” at 2:00 PM EDT Thursday after an initial interview with host Leonna Brindao six months ago. The Post & Email has followed White’s case since his conviction for allegedly devising a scheme to […]
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Co-Defendant to “Bait-and-Switch” Case Granted Parole
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 11, 2023) — Following a March 28, 2023 parole hearing and subsequent change in her posted TDOC status, on Tuesday The Post & Email obtained confirmation from Tennessee Board of Parole (BOP) spokesman Dustin Krugel that Kristina Yvette Cole, inmate #583144, has been granted parole by a three-member panel. Just before […]
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“Non-Binding Recommendation” Favors Parole for Co-Defendant Kristina Cole
by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 29, 2023) — As The Post & Email reported Sunday, on Tuesday a parole hearing was held for Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Kristina Cole, a Memphis mother of three who has been incarcerated since late 2017 after she was convicted of two charges associated with distributing drugs in a […]
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Parole Hearing for Tennessee Woman Scheduled for Tuesday
by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 26, 2023) — Just over three months ago, The Post & Email reported that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee found a mother of three convicted in 2017 of two drug-related crimes eligible for consideration for expedited parole. In October that year, Cole was found guilty of participating in a scheme to sell […]
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America Was Founded by Conspiracy Realists … Like Tucker Carlson
by John Zmirak, originally published at The Stream and reprinted with permission, ©2023 (Jan. 25, 2023) — If you weren’t watching Tucker Carlson last Friday, you missed the most important 15 minutes of television in decades. In a brief, pungent, fact-packed monologue, Carlson adduced the most important facts of our present political crisis, and key […]
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Who is “E,” and What Does He Know about the CIA…
by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 22, 2023) — On Friday, January 13, a Twitter account identifying itself as “The Errant Friend,” or simply “E,” posted what it said is a series of photos of Mary Fanning Kirchhoefer, owner of the website, The American Report. Along with co-writer Alan Jones, Fanning Kirchhoefer, who uses “Mary Fanning” as […]
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Kristina Cole Awarded Commutation of Sentence
by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 21, 2022) — Tennessee inmate Kristina Cole has been granted a commutation of her 13.5-year sentence for allegedly taking part in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine in a drug-free zone in early 2016, according to a press release issued Thursday from Gov. Bill Lee‘s office. Cole was one of 30 individuals […]
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Jason White Interviewed on “Shedding Light”
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 26, 2022) — On Tuesday afternoon, Tennessee convict Jason Lamar White spoke with “Shedding Light” host Leonna Abraham Brandao, whose show focuses on wrongful convictions and issues arising from incarceration. “Blogtalk Radio Shedding Light was initiated to expose injustices in the Communities, Prisons, Government and beyond,” the show’s page states. “People […]
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Will New Prosecutor Make a Difference in Former Law-Enforcement Officer’s False Conviction?
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2022) — On Thursday, former Shelby County, TN Sheriff’s deputy Earley Story, who was falsely-accused in 1997 of selling marijuana to an undercover informant and convicted in 1999, asked the 30th Judicial District to file his complaint over the wrongful conviction in his ongoing quest to clear his name after […]
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Another Bait-and-Switch: Judge Issues Ruling 15 Days after Retirement, Contradicting Docket
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 15, 2022) — In a ruling expected Thursday, a post-conviction petition filed more than two years ago by Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White was denied, albeit by a judge who retired 15 days ago. The merits of White’s petition received a hearing in early July over three days, with White representing […]