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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
Two Texans serving long prison sentences for drug crimes are among those whose terms Trump commuted
James Cruz was convicted in 2001 for his role in a meth-distribution conspiracy; Ferrell Scott was serving life for shipping large amounts of marijuana.
Revised to include information about Ferrell Scott, whose sentence was commuted.
Among former President Donald Trump’s final actions in the Oval Office was commuting the sentences of two Texans serving long prison sentences on federal drug charges.
James Brian Cruz
James Brian Cruz was convicted of participating in a conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine with at least six others in 2001. Redactions in a federal indictment and sealed documents make Cruz’s role in the scheme unclear.
With a stamp and signature of approval by President Trump, James Brian Cruz walked out of the federal prison in Seagoville a free man.
Cruz has been granted clemency and was released from federal prison after serving roughly half of a 40-year sentence for a drug crime.
Alice Johnson helped secure his release.
“It is an act of grace and mercy and recognizing that someone deserves a second chance and I can’t think of anyone more deserving than James Brian Cruz,” she said. “He had already demonstrated he was that person deserving of redemption. He turned his life around. He poses zero safety risks to the community.”
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