#Jonathan Braun

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www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
US politics

Trump Pardon Recipient Fined $20 Million in Predatory Lending Case

President Trump commuted the drug smuggling sentence of Jonathan Braun without mentioning his other legal problems.
Jonathan Braun has been fined $20 million for swindling and intimidating borrowers, charging usurious interest rates, and making violent threats. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
New York City

A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners

Jonathan Braun, who received a commutation from President Trump, returned to working as a predatory lender after being freed from prison.
The consequences of Braun's commutation raise questions about Trump's intervention in criminal justice decisions and his potential actions in a second term.
The New York Times investigation uncovered additional ramifications from Braun's commutation and revealed new details about his predatory lending activities. [ more ]
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