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Trump frees fraudster just days into 7-year prison sentence
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US President Donald Trump granted clemency to David Gentile, who had been convicted for his role in a fraud scheme.
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Kenneth P. Vogel
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a US$1.6 billion (S$2.08 billion) scheme that defrauded thousands of victims.
David Gentile, 59, a one-time resident of Nassau County, New York, had reported to prison on Nov 14, and was released on Nov 26, according to Bureau of Prisons records and a White House official who was not authorised to discuss the matter.
