Andreessen Horowitz Defends Hiring Daniel Penny
Mr. Penny, who was acquitted after choking a mentally ill subway passenger to death, was hired to join the firm’s American Dynamism investment team.
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Vance lauds Daniel Penny's hire by venture capital firm after subway chokehold acquittal
Vice President Vance celebrated the news that the prestigious venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz hired Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who was acquitted two months ago of a negligent homicide ...The Hill - 10h -
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Daniel Penny seeks dismissal of lawsuit by subway chokehold victim's father
Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine who was acquitted of criminal charges in the death of a Black man on a New York City subway, has filed to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the victim's father. In ...The Hill - Jan. 8
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