Episode Description
A real estate developer serving time for fraud gets a second chance.
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- (00:00) - Eli Weinstein is Pardoned
- (01:41) - Podcast Announcements and Reviews
- (08:01) - Lakewood Township and Weinstein's Background
- (09:14) - Weinstein's Real Estate Fraud
- (11:09) - Legal Troubles and Indictments
- (16:13) - Weinstein's Sentencing and Clemency
- (22:34) - The Complexity of Executive Clemency
- (24:11) - Weinstein's New Fraud Scheme
- (25:32) - The Optimus Investments Scam
- (30:02) - Unraveling the Fraud
- (35:30) - The Downfall and Legal Consequences
- (40:39) - Reflections on Clemency and Fraud
- (47:09) - Final Thoughts and Credits
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Sources:
- Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency [WH]
- Lakewood Township, New Jersey [Wikipedia]
- Eli Weinstein’s Second Chances [Bloomberg]
- Leader of $200 Million Real Estate Investment Scam Arrested for Fraud [FBI]
- Leader of $200 million real estate investment scam charged in 45-count indictment with fraud and money laundering [DOJ]
- US v. ELIYAHU WEINSTEIN [DOJ]
- Leader Of Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty To Fraud And Money Laundering [DOJ]
- Leader of Massive Real Estate Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fraud and Money Laundering [DOJ]
- Convicted Ponzi Schemer Eliyahu Weinstein Arraigned on New Charges [FBI]
- Convicted Ponzi Schemer Eliyahu Weinstein Sentenced To Additional 24 Months In Prison On New Fraud And Money Laundering Charges [DOJ]
- The Road to Clemency From Trump Was Closed to Most Who Sought It [NYT]
- Access, Influence and Pardons: How a Set of Allies Shaped Trump’s Choices [NYT]
- A Ponzi Schemer Freed by Trump Strikes Again [Bloomberg Originals]
- Convicted Ponzi Schemer and Alleged Conspirator Indicted for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme and Obstruction of Justice [DOJ]
- US v. ELIYAHU (“ELI”) WEINSTEIN, a/k/a “Mike Konig,” and ARYEH (“ARI”) BROMBERG [DOJ]
- Ponzi Schemer Who Got Trump Clemency Convicted in New Fraud Case [Bloomberg]
- Convicted Ponzi Schemer and Co-Conspirator Sentenced to 37 Years and 12 Years for $44 Million Fraud Scheme, Money Laundering, False Statements, and Obstruction of Justice [DOJ]
- A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme [NYT]
- About the Task Force [DOJ]
- FINANCIAL FRAUD ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES REGIONAL RESULTS OF “OPERATION BROKEN TRUST” TARGETING INVESTMENT FRAUD [DOJ]
- Establishment of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force [Executive Order 13519 / Federal Register]
- President Trump Issues Executive Order to Establish Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud [Center for Financial Stability]