probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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Prosecutors said Khan’s third year of his sentence is suspended and will be served under mandatory supervision by probation officers.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
The documents — released in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress last year — reveal how Epstein wooed state and federal prosecutors, assistant district attorneys, sheriff’s deputies, probation officers, federal marshals and customs and border patrol officers.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Her statements to the panel contradicted previous testimony from two prosecutors and two probation officers who witnessed the hearing at the center of the case.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
About 20 minutes later the officers, who recognized the defendant from prior encounters, returned to the area with an Orange County probation officer to look for Trinidad, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
The documents — released in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress last year — reveal how Epstein wooed state and federal prosecutors, assistant district attorneys, sheriff’s deputies, probation officers, federal marshals and customs and border patrol officers.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Her statements to the panel contradicted previous testimony from two prosecutors and two probation officers who witnessed the hearing at the center of the case.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
About 20 minutes later the officers, who recognized the defendant from prior encounters, returned to the area with an Orange County probation officer to look for Trinidad, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Probation officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probation%20officer. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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