- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
A New Jersey man whose 24 year prison sentence for fraud was commuted by Donald Trump has been charged with orchestrating a new Ponzi scheme. Eli Weinstein was one of 143 people who were granted executive clemency in the final hours of Trump’s presidency. Less than a year after leaving prison, authorities say Weinstein launched a scheme that defrauded 150 victims out of more than $35 million.
“It’s in my nature,” said the scorpion to the frog.
In this case it was another scorpion that helped him out though.
That, or it was a frog that looked a bit like this…
Like what?
Must not have come through on lemmy - like this: https://kbin.social/media/cache/resolve/post_thumb/7a/75/7a75ff7437b1178e3b96121592da5bb154bc6adc2d4e4d31e157b5eadc64d2dc.jpg