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  • The Justice Department Quietly Ends Reprosecution of Man Who Received Clemency From Trump

    02/26/2024 7:37:26 AM PST · by Twotone · 1 replies
    Reason ^ | February 23, 2024 | Billy Binion
    A Florida man accused of facilitating an illegal health care scheme has been spared additional prison time, ending the Justice Department's attempt to reprosecute him after his sentence was commuted by former President Donald Trump. Philip Esformes on Thursday pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and was sentenced to time served, with prosecutors agreeing to dismiss the remaining five counts. It's a quiet conclusion to a controversial prosecution that saw the federal government resuscitate the criminal case against him not long after he'd spent four and a half years behind bars and was released...