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Florida businessman convicted of $1BILLION Medicare fraud spent NYE dancing at his daughter s 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 move had been supported by a number of former attorneys general and said Esformes is in declining health
Just days after his release, Esformes spent New Year s Eve dancing at his daughter Serena s wedding held in his backyard
President Trump pardons ex-Arizona congressman Rick Renzi in corruption case
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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before leaving the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Washington, to visit the National Institutes of Health s Vaccine Research Center in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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PHOENIX â A former three-term Republican Arizona congressman who served nearly two years in prison for extortion and money laundering convictions was among the 73 people pardoned by President Donald Trump in the final hours of his presidency.
Rick Renzi served in the U.S. House from 2003 to 2009.
January 22, 2021
Foliage partly covers a 1 Malaysian Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the funds flagship Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 3, 2015,
Reuters
There was a Malaysian connection to the flurry of pardons outgoing US President Donald Trump issued on Wednesday (Jan 20), with a top Republican donor convicted of illicitly lobbying for Jho Low, the fugitive mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal, among those receiving clemency.
The final list released in the early hours of Trump’s last day in office offered clemency grants to a total of 143 people – many of whom were ignominious close associates, such as the former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.