US EditionConvicted Fraudster Who Had Sentence Commuted by Trump Gets 37 Years for New Fraud Conviction
Eliyahu Weinstein was sentenced to 37 years and ordered to pay $44 million for defrauding investors of $35 million with false promises of medical and baby supplies.
- Eliyahu Eli Weinstein, 51, of Lakewood, New Jersey, was sentenced to 37 years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of $35 million.
- Weinstein had his previous 24-year sentence for fraud commuted by President Trump in 2021 but continued to commit fraud shortly after his release.
- The judge ordered Weinstein to pay $44,294,803 in restitution, due immediately.
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