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Florida businessman convicted of $1BILLION Medicare fraud spent NYE dancing at his daughters wedding days after Trump commuted his 20-year prison sentence citing his declining health Philip Esformes was among the slew of convicts pardoned by President Trump in the final days of his presidency  Esformes, 51, was convicted on 20 criminal counts in a $1billion Medicare fraud scheme in 2019  The healthcare executive was sentenced to 20 years in prison but only served 4 White House claimed the mo...

Albert Pirro had been among those expected to be on the list issued in the early hours of Wednesday morning. But when he was not, his ex-wife lobbied Trump directly.

Here is a look at all 143 people President Donald Trump granted pardons or commutations to on the final day of his presidency.

Everybody President Trump pardoned on his last day in office: Todd Boulanger – President Trump granted a full pardon to Todd Boulanger. In 2008, Mr Boulanger pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. Abel Holtz  – President Trump granted a full pardon to Abel Holtz. Mr. Holtz is currently 86 years old. In 1995, he pled guilty to one count of impeding a grand jury investigation and was sentenced to 45 days in prison. Representative  Rick Renzi ...

19 Jan 2021 President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday night that he had pardoned and commuted the sentences of 143 people in the final hours of his presidency. The president issued 73 pardons and 70 commutations. The list included pop culture figures including rapper Lil Wayne, who was pardoned, and Kodak Black, whose sentence was commuted. The president also pardoned several Republicans, including former Deputy National Finance Chair of the Republican National Committee Elliott Broidy, for...

The last-minute clemency, announced Wednesday morning, follows separate waves of pardons over the past month for Trump associates convicted in the FBI’s Russia investigation as well as for the father of his son-in-law.

On his final day in office, President Donald Trump issued dozens of pardons and commutations as one of his final actions in office.

President Donald J. Trump granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 individuals. Todd Boulanger – President Trump gr

President Donald J. Trump granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 individuals. Todd Boulanger - President Trump...