Eli Weinstein's 24 year prison sentence was commuted by then-President Donald Trump during his final hours in office.

A New Jersey man whose 24 year prison sentence for fraud was commuted by Donald Trump has been charged with orchestrating a new Ponzi scheme. Eli Weinstein was one of 143 people who were granted executive clemency in the final hours of Trump’s presidency. Less than a year after leaving prison, authorities say Weinstein launched a scheme that defrauded 150 victims out of more than $35 million.

  • neuromancer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The campaign to get Trump to grant clemency to Weinstein was later the subject of a New York Times story, which detailed how Weinstein’s allies paid for access to various Trump insiders.

    Bribing the president to get out of jail for fraud, it’s every billionaires dream.