TRUMP ISSUES PARDON TO FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN STEPHEN BUYER AFTER INSIDER TRADING CONVICTION. (PHOTO).

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Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer after insider trading conviction    President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who served nearly two years in prison after being convicted of insider trading tied to post-congressional consulting work. Buyer was sentenced in 2023 to 22 months in prison for illegal stock trades made while working as a consultant and lobbyist. He was ordered to forfeit more than $350,000 in ill-gotten gains and pay a $10,000 fine. He was released from custody in 2025 after his conviction was upheld, with the Supreme Court declining to take up his appeal earlier this year. In issuing the pardon, Trump described Buyer’s service as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Army and his time in Congress as “distinguished and highly productive.” The pardon, dated Thursday and released by the White House on Friday, grants Buyer “a full, complete, and unconditional pardon.” Buyer has maint...

NEW YORK DRUG DEALER PARDONED BY TRUMP RETURNED TO PRISON FOR BREAKING RELEASE TERMS. (PHOTO).


 New York drug dealer pardoned by Trump returned to prison for breaking release terms

A New York man whose prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump was sent back to federal prison Monday after violating the conditions of his release and facing new criminal charges. Jonathan Braun, a Long Island resident, was sentenced to 27 months behind bars.

Braun’s offenses while on release included threatening a hospital nurse with an IV pole, groping his family’s nanny, verbally assaulting a synagogue member, and repeatedly evading bridge tolls. Brooklyn federal Judge Kiyo Matsumoto acknowledged Braun’s expressions of remorse but stressed he must follow the law, telling him, “Don’t squander it.” Prosecutors had sought a five-year term, describing Braun as a continuing danger to the public. Braun has been held in a Brooklyn federal jail since his April arrest, with that time credited toward his sentence.

His federal public defender, Kathryn Wozencroft, said Braun has been receiving psychiatric care, pursuing sobriety, and reconnecting with faith and community support, including regular meetings with a rabbi. She argued his misconduct was linked to addiction and that he had used his time in custody to reflect and take corrective steps.

Braun was initially sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2019 for drug trafficking, having been a senior member of a network that smuggled over 100,000 kilograms of marijuana from Canada into the U.S. He served roughly a year before Trump commuted his sentence in January 2021, though conditions of his release, including staying out of legal trouble and paying fines, remained in effect.

Federal prosecutors detailed multiple incidents: in January, Braun allegedly swung an IV pole at a hospital nurse; in February, he physically assaulted the family’s live-in nanny; in March, he threatened a worshipper at his synagogue; and over the summer, he repeatedly avoided paying bridge tolls while driving luxury vehicles. Additionally, he failed to make payments toward his court-ordered fines and did not provide accurate financial disclosures to probation officials.


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