🚨From Tax Cheats to Crypto Kings How Millions in Donations and Trump Family Deals Bought Full Pardons and Erased Hundreds of Millions in Victim Restitution.
Paul Walczak: Ex nursing home exec convicted of payroll tax evasion (misused ~$7M, $4.4M restitution owed). Mother donated $1M to Trump super PAC; pardoned April 2025.
Trevor Milton: Nikola Corp founder, convicted of securities/wire fraud ($661M investor restitution). Donated ~$1.8M to pro-Trump groups; pardoned March 2025.
Julio Herrera Velutini: Billionaire banker tied to Puerto Rico bribery case. Daughter donated $3.5M to Trump super PAC; pardoned Jan 2026.
Changpeng Zhao (CZ): Binance founder, pled guilty to AML violations ($50M fine). Pardoned Oct 2025 after Binance business ties to Trump family's World Liberty Financial crypto project.