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President Donald Trump pardoned nearly two dozen people this week including a woman who had a fraud conviction commuted by the president in 2021, according to multiple outlets, marking the latest pardons handed out by Trump in his second term.
The pardons were handed down Thursday.
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Key Facts
White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson said in an X post Trump granted clemency to 21 people Thursday.
Adriana Camberos: Convicted in 2017 of selling millions of counterfeit 5-Hour Energy bottles to grocers, she had her sentence commuted by Trump in 2021, and was pardoned by the president this week for a separate 2024 fraud conviction, according to Bloomberg, which noted her brother, Andres, was also convicted in 2024 and was pardoned Thursday.
Julio Herrera Velutini: A Venezuelan-Italian banker charged with conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud over allegations he tried to bribe former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, was also pardoned, The New York Times reported (Velutini’s daughter, Isabela Herrera, donated $2.5 million to Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. in late 2024, according to the Times, which said a White House official denied the donations contributed to her father’s pardon).
Vázquez was also pardoned by Trump this week after pleading guilty to campaign finance charges last year, with the White House claiming the charges were rooted in political motivations, according to CNN.
Mark Rossini: A former FBI agent and consultant for Herrera who pleaded guilty alongside his old boss and Vázquez, was pardoned by the president.
Terren Peizer: A former health care CEO received a pardon for a 2024 insider trading conviction that carried a 42-month prison sentence, Bloomberg added.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/01/16/trump-pardons-convicted-fraudster-for-the-second-time-in-five-years/
