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Trump's pardon largesse a boon for well-connected fraudsters
Read full article: Trump's pardon largesse a boon for well-connected fraudstersTrump is expected to pardon Bannon, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as part of a flurry of last-minute clemency action that appears to be still in flux in the last hours of his presidency. For instance, joining Cunningham on the pardon list was Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist. The pardon nullified the prosecution of Bannon while the trial was still months away, eliminating the prospect for any punishment for him. He pleaded guilty last fall to acting as an unregistered lobbyist and was awaiting sentencing at the time of his pardon. In the final minutes of his term, Trump pardoned Al Pirro, the ex-husband of Fox News Channel host Jeanine Pirro, in a tax evasion case.
US releases Detroit's disgraced former mayor from prison
Read full article: US releases Detroit's disgraced former mayor from prisonFILE - In this June, 24, 2004 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is shown in Detroit. President Donald Trump commuted the 28-year prison sentence of the disgraced former Detroit mayor, who was convicted on federal corruption charges and served about seven years. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a Democrat and frequent Trump critic, welcomed the news of a commutation. This is a decision President Trump got right.”Kilpatrick’s first term as mayor was marred by accusations of misuse of city funds on personal extravagance. He resigned as mayor in 2008 before serving more than a year in jail and state prison.
Allies: Ex-Detroit mayor to be released from prison early
Read full article: Allies: Ex-Detroit mayor to be released from prison earlyFILE - In this March 11, 2013, file photo, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick leaves federal court after being convicted in Detroit, of corruption charges. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons declined to comment about Kilpatrick, saying only that he remains in custody at the prison in Oakdale, La. U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider in Detroit said he wasn't aware of any plans to release Kilpatrick. Payton said he and other Kilpatrick allies hope President Donald Trump formally reduces the sentence to time served. Kilpatrick has served only a quarter of his 28-year prison sentence.