New Jersey man pardoned of fraud conviction by Trump back in prison for another fraud conviction

Eliyahu Eli' Weinstein, pardoned by Trump in 2021, was sentenced to 37 years for defrauding investors out of $35m

A New Jersey man whose lengthy prison sentence for fraud convictions was commuted by Donald Trump in 2021 is now headed back to federal prison for another fraud conviction.

The US district judge Michael Shipp, sitting in Trenton, handed down a 37-year sentence on Friday to Eliyahu Eli" Weinstein, 51, of Lakewood, who is also known as Mike Konig. Shipp also ruled that Weinstein must pay $44,294,803 in restitution, which is due immediately, according to court documents.