Posted on 12/19/2025 3:50:07 PM PST by GrootheWanderer
Marian Morgan, for example, was sentenced in 2013 to nearly 34 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme and was ordered to pay $17.5 million to dozens of investors, most of which remains unpaid. In 2021, she filed a statement in court saying, “I want to pay restitution to my victims so they know I am truly sorry for the damage I caused.” But in May, Trump commuted her sentence “to time served with no further fines, restitution, probation or other conditions.”
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It’s good to have people who are winners and have money on your side.
Oops! Some things, certain obligations should NEVER be pardoned. Time to fine tune this device call ‘pardoning’.
It can be done, but someone needs to pay attention prior to any public announcements being yelled to the media.
Doesn’t 34 years seem excessive? Considering murderers are getting 10 or less, I do.
But on the other hand, if she really wants to pay them back, Trump isn’t STOPPING her from doing it. In fact, now she can try to get a job and actually starting to pay her victims back. Prison work wages don’t have a lot of extra dough to make restitution out of.
So the pardon COULD be better for the victims than the mere satisfaction of revenge in seeing her punished (assuming that she was sincere in her statement).
MSN of course would put the worst possible spin to their story, even if it is mostly factual.
how the hell does she pay millions back from prison??
Found this:
Ditto. There were many that should have been left in prison.
He likes political suicide? For pats on the vack?
This from MSN, I seriously doubt this is the full story. It never is with the leftist media. You should know better.
On a personal note. My ex father-in-law had to declare bankruptcy (he had a construction business) in the horrible Carter years. He felt bad about leaving the creditors empty handed. He was under no obligation to pay them back but after he got back on his feet over the next 10 years, he paid each and every one of them back what he owed them. It was a matter of personal pride for him and he said it was the right thing to do. Some of his creditors were personal friends and I’m sure they appreciated it.
I believe Morgan may still be subject to civil lawsuits. It would be wise for her to settle up and pay restitutions.
You folks are missing something. Those investors just may have been naive enough to ask for it.
Wtf? If I was one of the victims I’d be furious - not only does the criminal get freedom through an undeserved pardon, she also doesn’t have to return the money she stole from me. Trump deserves every ounce of criticism he’ll get for this.
If those ppl are in prison for white collar crimes, it stands to reason they had to forfeit all their money to the govt. If they’re incarcerated, they have no way to make restitution for decades. I guess the old adage remains true to this day: you can’t get blood out of a turnip.
Ah, yes, the righteous and holy approach to life.
https://search.brave.com/search?q=Marian+Morgan+ponzi+scheme&summary=1
Marian Morgan was sentenced to 33 years and nine months in federal prison for her role in a $28 million Ponzi scheme, a sentence reduced from an initial 35-year term after an appeal.
She was found guilty on 22 federal charges, including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and filing false tax returns, following a 17-day trial in 2011.
The scheme, operated through her company Morgan European Holdings from 2005 to 2009, promised investors returns of 200–300% within three months, but instead used investor funds for personal expenses, including a waterfront mansion, luxury cars, and other lavish expenditures.
Morgan and her husband, John Morgan, fled the United States in 2009 and were arrested in Sri Lanka while attempting to enter the country with a forged financial instrument; they were extradited back to the U.S. in December 2009.
John Morgan pleaded guilty to two counts and received a 10-year sentence, while Eli Heckscher, the Danish attorney involved, remains at-large.
Marian Morgan was convicted on all 22 counts after a jury trial in September 2011, with Judge Susan C. Bucklew imposing a 35-year sentence before it was later reduced to 33 years and nine months.
The scheme defrauded 87 investors in the U.S. and Canada, collecting over $28 million, with more than $10 million spent on personal luxuries.
Morgan’s sentence was influenced by her role in instructing investors to lie to the SEC and avoid cooperation, as evidenced by emails she sent warning that an investigation would result in the confiscation of all funds.
[emphasis] Despite the court ordering $19.96 million in restitution, authorities have not recovered any significant assets, and Morgan is expected to be released in late 2038, according to the Bureau of Prisons. [/emphasis]
Her husband, John Morgan, received a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty and cooperating with prosecutors, while Stephen Bowman, another co-defendant, received a 4-year sentence.
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For the life of me I don’t know why people believe everything they see on the interweb as true, specifically MSN bylines.
That is so impressive! Thanks for sharing the story.
We would need to know the process. Did Trump vet the pardons with DOJ, the White House Counsel’s office, or the others that would normally be in the loop?
Or did he just act impulsively and unilaterally?
Does he have anyone around him who is willing to stand up to him or even tell him the truth? Or even say no?
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