Pardons, Commutations and Dropped Prosecutions Catch-All
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We're going to have to start implementing punishment a pardon can't undo
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Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud
“A South Florida man sentenced to 50 years in prison for ripping off tens of millions of dollars from Medicare was among the more than two dozen people whom President Donald Trump granted clemency to this week.
Lawrence Duran — the former co-owner of American Therapeutic Corp., a Miami-based company that ran seven healthcare clinics between South Florida and Orlando — pleaded guilty in May 2011 to multiple felonies, including defrauding Medicare, healthcare fraud and money laundering.
… Duran and his girlfriend, Marianella Valera, the co-owner of the company and one of its therapists, filed 866,000 false claims with Medicare and received more than $87 million from their scheme, according to court records.
Their case was part of a much larger probe that included 22 other defendants, including senior company employees, psychiatrists and patient recruiters. In all, the scheme involved $200 million in false billings. At the time, it was the nation’s largest Medicare therapy rip-off scam in history.
… Duran is the second defendant in the case to be spared by Trump. In 2020 in his first term, Trump commuted the 35-year sentence of Judith Negron. A jury convicted her on 24 counts of conspiracy, fraud, paying kickbacks and money laundering in collaboration with Duran and Valera in August 2011….”
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article307566596.html#storylink=cpy
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Joe Biden's pardons investigated by Justice Department: r...
Ed Martin, the pardon attorney in the DOJ, reportedly emailed staff to say the probe will explore whether people were "taking advantage" of Joe Biden.
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Trump pardons 2 divers who freed 19 sharks off the coast of Florida
Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline have been pardoned by President Donald Trump.
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Here’s one I agree with. Pardoned two divers who cut sharks and a grouper off of a long line.
I understand the objection but it sure does trivialize the office of the Presidency. Next he's going to be selling them on a Lay Away plan.
Trump pardons 2 divers who freed 19 sharks off the coast of Florida
Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline have been pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Here’s one I agree with. Pardoned two divers who cut sharks and a grouper off of a long line.
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For reference, there is a separate Biden pardon thread (I am not objecting to commingling the Trump and Biden pardons as posters choose, just noting for the “you never criticize or discuss Biden” crowd that there had been a prior robust thread about Biden pardons when he could still issue pardons ).Joe Biden's pardons investigated by Justice Department: r...
Ed Martin, the pardon attorney in the DOJ, reportedly emailed staff to say the probe will explore whether people were "taking advantage" of Joe Biden.
JosephFreeman
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Can’t auto pen pardons. Hahaha
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You're a moron
JosephFreeman
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^ you do not know history ignorant. Call me names and we can settle it like men. Coward
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Stop saying moronic things and I'll be happy to stop calling you a moron.
Challenging me to fisticuffs? That's a moron.
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Trump CFPB Cancels $95 Million Settlement With Credit Union Accused of Charging Illegal 'Junk Fees'
"How many millions did this CFPB just take from servicemembers?" wrote one consumer financial protection advocate.
Trump CFPB Cancels $95 Million Settlement With Credit Union Accused of Charging Illegal 'Junk Fees' | Common Dreams
CFPB cancels $95 million settlement with Navy Federal Credit Union over "illegal overdraft fees," raising questions about consumer protection priorities.
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According to an order published Tuesday, the country's top financial protection watchdog nixed a $95 million settlement reached in 2024 with Navy Federal Credit Union, which serves military servicemembers, veterans, Department of Defense employees, and their families. The President Joe Biden-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last year accused the bank ofillegally charging overdraft fees to customers and ordered the credit union to refund consumers and pay a civil penalty.
Multiple observers, including a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employee, said that the move appears to run counter to the CFPB's stated priority of focusing "its enforcement and supervision resources on pressing threats to consumers, particularly service members and their families, and veterans."…”
Trump CFPB Cancels $95 Million Settlement With Credit Union Accused of Charging Illegal 'Junk Fees' | Common Dreams
CFPB cancels $95 million settlement with Navy Federal Credit Union over "illegal overdraft fees," raising questions about consumer protection priorities.
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“… The Tuesday order means that Navy Federal will not have to pay $80 million to impacted customers, or a $15 million civil penalty.…”Trump CFPB Cancels $95 Million Settlement With Credit Union Accused of Charging Illegal 'Junk Fees'
"How many millions did this CFPB just take from servicemembers?" wrote one consumer financial protection advocate.
Trump CFPB Cancels $95 Million Settlement With Credit Union Accused of Charging Illegal 'Junk Fees' | Common Dreams
CFPB cancels $95 million settlement with Navy Federal Credit Union over "illegal overdraft fees," raising questions about consumer protection priorities.
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According to an order published Tuesday, the country's top financial protection watchdog nixed a $95 million settlement reached in 2024 with Navy Federal Credit Union, which serves military servicemembers, veterans, Department of Defense employees, and their families. The President Joe Biden-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last year accused the bank ofillegally charging overdraft fees to customers and ordered the credit union to refund consumers and pay a civil penalty.
Multiple observers, including a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employee, said that the move appears to run counter to the CFPB's stated priority of focusing "its enforcement and supervision resources on pressing threats to consumers, particularly service members and their families, and veterans."…”