2 men that Trump pardoned sentenced to prison for new crimes just this week

Ponzi Schemer Who Won Trump Clemency Gets New 37-Year Term


(Bloomberg) -- A convicted Ponzi schemer whose 24-year prison term was commuted by President Donald Trump in 2021 was sentenced to another 37 years behind bars for stealing $44 million from investors after he was released. 

Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, 51, was sentenced Friday for defrauding investors who believed their money was buying Covid-19 masks, baby formula and first-aid kits bound for Ukraine. Instead, Weinstein and his conspirators used the money to repay early investors and for personal expenses like gambling in casinos and buying real estate, prosecutors said in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey. 

“Mr. Weinstein received a gift that few have received in the United States,” US District Judge Michael Shipp said. Weinstein then “squandered” that gift after getting out of prison by starting again to steal from investors and launder their money, he said. 
“Mr. Weinstein is a predator that has stolen investors’ life savings,” Shipp said. 

The case is one example of what can go wrong when the president grants clemency to convicted defendants who commit new crimes. Earlier this week, a loan shark and convicted drug trafficker freed from prison by Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 27 months in prison for violating the terms of his federal release.

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