Trump Moves to Weaken Whistleblower Protections
The indictment alleges that Weinstein, using the alias Mike Konig, defrauded numerous investors out of approximately $35 million by falsely claiming investments in goods like Covid-19 masks and aid for Ukraine. This alleged fraud was made possible by a presidential pardon in 2021, which released Weinstein from a 24-year prison sentence for previous fraud convictions. These earlier schemes involved real estate and a fraudulent pre-IPO Facebook investment that had defrauded investors out of millions of dollars. Weinstein was among 143 individuals pardoned by the former president, which included other notable figures like Steve Bannon and Lil Wayne.
John Q. Hosedrinker