Special to The LCN In a video, former U.S. Rep. Chris Collins said, âYou may know me as a former member of Congress, a former inmate at the federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, pardoned by President Trump on Dec. 22, now home with my family. I have a lot to share with my many years experience in the business world, the political world, and also just current affairs. So I hope youâll tune in to my various social media platforms, and we can have a communication going forward.â Collins was sentenced to 26 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony insider stock trading. He was imprisoned for only 10 weeks when he was pardoned.