Billionaire influencer George Soros long has funded the political campaigns of leftist prosecutors, and in turn they’ve used their offices to pursue an agenda of leniency for criminals.
Now one is facing trouble for doing just that.
A report at the Federalist explains that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and a top deputy, Matthew Stielger, have been referred for criminal investigation by a federal judge.
He’s suspected of “false statements, false declarations made under oath, perjury, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy.”
Explained the report, “It’s familiar stuff. Krasner, a spectacularly woke prosecutor who won the office with lavish backing from George Soros, has a long history of scandal and crisis, and has been accused of misleading courts in several high-profile cases.”
The report said the present problem “involves an effort by a convicted murderer, Dennis Johnson, to be freed from prison, turning to the federal courts with a repeated request for a writ of habeas corpus after state courts denied his several petitions for release.”
When the court asked Krasner’s office to respond to Johnson’s petitions, “Without investigation, Krasner’s office conceded Johnson’s questionable claims about the supposedly flawed murder conviction, telling the court that prosecutors ‘did not oppose the granting of relief,’ according to the memorandum.”
Holy Guacamole: Judge Diamond *disqualified* Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner and a supervisor from their attempt to free a murderer. Diamond accuses both of “possible criminal wrongdoing.” He refers both to the federal prosecutor’s office. Huge win for @DaveSunday_, who stepped up pic.twitter.com/nxhZFuf7lh
— Eric W. (@EWess92) September 15, 2026
Judge refers Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner to DOJ for criminal investigationhttps://t.co/ZuWxV2Ik5n pic.twitter.com/2ik5hpO3cc
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) September 15, 2026
Federal judge refers George Soros-backed Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for DOJ probe https://t.co/41Hy6RGKvb pic.twitter.com/0FRpYrrV0B
— New York Post (@nypost) September 16, 2026
Now, years later, with the matter still pending, “four prosecutors in the Philadelphia DA’s office signed a motion to withdraw the earlier concession of Johnson’s claims, saying that it contained ‘material misstatements,’” the report said.
As the state’s attorney general told the court, the Philadelphia prosecutors made “significantly misleading statements to Magistrate Judge Lynne Sitarski.”
So District Court Judge Paul Diamond held a hearing and obtained testimony that Stiegler’s statements were “often contradictory, evasive, or outright dishonest.”
Diamond essentially concluded that Stiegler was working in a partnership with Johnson’s lawyers on the dispute.
As Diamond considered removing the case from Krasner’s office and giving it to the state attorney general, Krasner “repeatedly complained about having his case taken over by ‘Nazis,’” the report said.
Krasner told the Federalist, “I respectfully and vigorously disagree with the court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law. I look forward to appealing to the higher court as soon as the law allows. This remains a pending matter, which limits for now my and my office’s ability to respond in the media.”
