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May 11, 2026
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Jamie Sarkonak: Progressive judge spares violent loan shark criminal record to avoid deportation
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Jamie Sarkonak: Progressive judge spares violent loan shark criminal record to avoid deportation
A Ghanaian work permit holder got a conditional discharge for violently taking a woman's phone as collateral
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By Jamie Sarkonak
Published May 11, 2026
Last updated May 11, 2026
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Last month, it wasn’t just a judge who excused a Ghanaian work permit holder for beating…
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