Eliyahu Weinstein, Who Had Prison Sentence Reduced By Trump, Charged Again With Fraud
A man whose sentence was reduced by former President Donald Trump has just been charged with fraud from a Ponzi-like scheme. On Trump’s last day as president, he changed Eliyahu Weinstein’s 24 years sentence after his conviction for defrauding his investors on two different occasions. This fraud cost these investors $230 million in losses. Weinstein was released from prison in January 2021, serving less than eight years of his sentence. On Wednesday, Weinstein and four other men were all charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. They defrauded $35 milli...