Ken Kurson, the former editor of The New York Observer, has been charged with two felonies. Prosecutors said he installed spyware on his former wife’s computer in order to surveil her.
Seven months after he was pardoned by President Donald J. Trump, a former editor of The New York Observer was charged by the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday, accused of spying on his former wife by unlawfully accessing her computer. The former editor, Ken Kurson, a close friend of Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was charged with eavesdropping and computer trespass, both felonies. Prosecutors have accused Mr. Kurson of having used spyware to access his then-wife’s computer in 2015 as their marriage fell apart. Each crime is punishable by up to four years in prison. A lawyer for Mr. Kurson, Marc L. Mukasey, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The charges extend a saga that began in spring 2018 when the Trump White House offered Mr.
