>>>>"a bankruptcy trustee demands that he repay more than $100,000 in loans from a carnival company whose founder was pardoned by President Clinton,"<<<<<
Sorry, that wasn't a loan... that was a pardon
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"What is a "carnival company"? Is that like a Freakshow?"
A carnival can be a circus, or a fair with rides & games, or both. And it may include a Freakshow, though that is becoming un-PC.
Carnival companies travel around the country, setting up for about a week in town & cities. They are probably the closest thing we have to Gypsies in the USA.
Well, there used to be a "Carnival" company that made Popsicles.