Hope for Prisoners board was advised to fire Ponder in 2020, letter confirms

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 885

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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When President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Jon Ponder, a three-time convicted bank robber, at the Republican National Convention in August 2020, Ponder, the founder and CEO of Hope for Prisoners, unbeknownst to Trump, was under investigation by the organization’s board of directors and in danger of losing his job.

An attorney hired by the board to investigate allegations of sexual impropriety against Ponder eventually recommended to the board that …

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