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Ponzi schemer who got Trump clemency faces 50 years in new fraud [View all]
A convicted Ponzi schemer whose 24-year prison term was commuted by president Donald Trump in 2021 now faces as much as 50 years behind bars for an investor fraud that took place after his clemency.
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Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, 51, faces sentencing Friday in federal court in Trenton, N.J., after being convicted of defrauding more than 150 investors out of US$41 million. Investors believed their money was going to COVID-19 masks, baby formula and first-aid kits bound for Ukraine, but it actually went to gambling, real estate and luxury watches.
https://financialpost.com/news/ponzi-schemer-trump-pardon-new-fraud
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