Supreme Court rejects appeal bid by Trump clemency
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Posted On: 12/16/2023 5:52:19 AM
Supreme Court rejects appeal bid by Trump clemency recipient Philip Esformes
PUBLISHED FRI, DEC 15 20231:13 PM ESTUPDATED FRI, DEC 15 20232:45 PM EST
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Dan Mangan
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The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the criminal conviction of Florida nursing home owner Philip Esformes.
Esformes, who had his 20-year prison sentence commuted by then-President Donald Trump in 2020, is on track to be retried on six health-care fraud criminal counts that his original jury deadlocked on.
Prosecutors have said he led a massive Medicare fraud, and used the proceeds to buy a Ferrari, a $360,000 wristwatch, and the company of female escorts.
His attorneys argue that Trump’s clemency bars Esformes from being retried.
PUBLISHED FRI, DEC 15 20231:13 PM ESTUPDATED FRI, DEC 15 20232:45 PM EST
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Dan Mangan
@_DANMANGAN
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the criminal conviction of Florida nursing home owner Philip Esformes.
Esformes, who had his 20-year prison sentence commuted by then-President Donald Trump in 2020, is on track to be retried on six health-care fraud criminal counts that his original jury deadlocked on.
Prosecutors have said he led a massive Medicare fraud, and used the proceeds to buy a Ferrari, a $360,000 wristwatch, and the company of female escorts.
His attorneys argue that Trump’s clemency bars Esformes from being retried.
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