Trump clemency recipient Philip Esformes pleads guilty in Medicare fraud case

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Trump clemency recipient Philip Esformes pleads guilty in Medicare fraud case

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The charges against Philip Esformes relate to what the Justice Department described as a $1.3 billion Medicare fraud scheme.

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Convicted Medicare fraudster Philip Esformes pleaded guilty to a criminal charge as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.
In 2020, then-President Donald Trump commuted Esformes’ 20-year prison sentence on charges related to what the Justice Department described as a massive Medicare fraud scheme.
The DOJ wanted to re-try the Florida nursing home owner on six criminal counts that his original jury failed to reach a verdict on.

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