RALEIGH — A former North Carolina congressman and state Republican Party leader who lied to FBI agents about a bribery scandal received a pardon on Wednesday from outgoing President Donald
Who did Trump pardon? Rappers, dad in college bribery scheme, kingpin involved in officer’s murder
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
President Donald Trump s former chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with reporters after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)AP
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Just before leaving office Wednesday, President Donald Trump approved a slew of clemency decisions, including an array of convicted friends, political aides, rap performers, ex-members of Congress and financial fraudsters.
The most prominent name on the list of 73 pardons and 70 commutations was Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon. Bannon has been charged with duping thousands of donors who believed their money would be used to fulfill Trump’s chief campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border. Instead, he alleged
Introducing the 2020 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame December 30, 2020
The year 2020 would not be complete without a recap of America’s worst insurance fraud crimes.
Homeless New Yorkers targeted in a $31.7 million slip-and-fall ring. A sober-home mogul trades sex for drugs. A billionaire insurance mogul attempts to bribe a state insurance commissioner. These are among the newest members of the Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame inducted by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud:
Slip ring stumbles. Bryan Duncan hired hundreds of homeless people to fake $31.7 million of painful injuries from setup falls against businesses in New York City. Many had unneeded surgery. Federal sentence: 80 months.