Ayanna Pressley: “In 2011, Florida resident Lawrence Duran, owner of American…”

“I published a report called Trump's Clemency Gap. It reveals how Trump has prioritized pardoning people who collectively defrauded the federal of over $2 billion in taxpayer money. For example, In 2011, Florida resident Lawrence Duran, owner of American Therapeutic Corporation, was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme. involving false and fraudulent claims from mental health services. A federal judge ordered Duran to pay more than $87 million in restitution, which Trump wiped away.” (04:18–04:32)

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