Show threadNonilexOct 14, 2023

But #Esformes’s reprieve is now in peril…. The #Biden #DOJ is seeking to retry him — a move made possible because the #jury that #convicted him reached no verdict on 6 counts, including the most serious charge of #conspiracy to commit #HealthCare fraud. Because #Trump’s clemency order was silent on those charges, prosecutors say they are able to take him back to #court.

#law #legal #HealthCareFraud

NonilexOct 14, 2023

#Fraudster freed from prison by #Trump faces renewed prosecution

<5 yrs into a 20-yr sentence for his role in a massive #fraud scheme — bankrolling a highflying Miami Beach lifestyle of luxury cars, designer clothing & high-priced escorts — #Esformes walked out of federal #prison thanks to Donald Trump, who granted him clemency in the waning days of his presidency.

#law #legal #conspiracy #HealthCare #HealthCareFraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/13/trump-pardon-philip-esformes-biden-justice-department/

Fraudster freed from prison by Trump faces prosecution under Biden

Philip Esformes, who was convicted of leading one of the largest-ever health-care frauds, was freed from prison by President Donald Trump. Now, President Biden’s Justice Department is moving to try him again.

The Washington Post
New York TimesMar 21, 2021
Access, Influence and Pardons: How a Set of Allies Shaped Trump’s Choices https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/21/us/politics/trump-pardons.html #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #Amnesties,CommutationsandPardons #Schneerson,MenachemMendel #Esformes,Philip(1968-) #JusticeDepartment #Weinstein,Eliyahu #Chabad-Lubavitch #Dershowitz,AlanM #Rubashkin,Sholom #OrthodoxJudaism #Kushner,Charles #Lipskar,SholomD #AlephInstitute #Friedler,Ariel #Trump,DonaldJ #Kushner,Jared #Tolman,Brett #TzedekAssn
How Trump’s Pardon Choices Were Shaped by a Set of Allies

A loose collection of well-connected groups and individuals led by a pair of Orthodox Jewish organizations had striking success in winning clemency for white-collar criminals during the Trump presidency.