A Florida man is accused of faking a presidential pardon from Trump while he was under investigation for fraud

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A Florida man is accused of faking a presidential pardon from Trump while he was under investigation for fraud
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A Florida man who was under investigation for fraud tried to vindicate himself by producing a fake presidential pardon signed by former President Donald Trump, according to the Justice Department.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump shakes his fists as he makes his entrance into a rally held in Washington Township, Michigan, U.S. April 2, 2022.A Florida man showed officials investigating him for fraud a fake pardon signed by Donald Trump.Leszczynski is charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering and faces up to 30 years in prison.

Alexander Leszczynski, 22 and from North Redington Beach, Florida, has been charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, a"The United States ultimately seized $337,000 from an account Leszczynski controlled and, when he discovered that the money had been frozen, he attempted to have it released by producing a fabricated pardon purportedly signed by former President Donald Trump," the release says.

Presidential pardons offer"executive clemency, which is a broad term that applies to the President's constitutional power to exercise leniency toward persons who have committed federal crimes," the Justice DepartmentLeszczynski used fake charities such as Love & Bliss, Inc. to facilitate various fraudulent activities, according to the release.

He also attempted to"deposit $2.7 million of worthless checks into the Love & Bliss, Inc. business account" and"laundered the proceeds of the PPP and check kiting schemes through multiple accounts in an effort to conceal those proceeds from the United States and forestall its recovery," according to the release.

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