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Billionaire landed pardon after his family bankrolled Trump’s former lawyer: NYT

A billionaire charged with bribery won a pardon from President Donald Trump after his family handed a lucrative contract to one of the president's loyalists. Julio Herrera Velutini , a Venezuelan banking heir, received a full pardon early this year after his daughter's company hired Alina Habba , Trump's former personal attorney, under a deal…

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