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Trump Grants Clemency, Erases Marian Morgan’s $20M Restitution

8/18/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to Marian Morgan, who was sentenced in 2013 to 34 years in prison for a Ponzi scheme.
The pardon erased the $20 million restitution order, most unpaid, after a judge denied her compassionate-release request.
John Long, an 80-year-old Colorado pig farmer, said he and his son lost nearly $500,000 invested in 2006.

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U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to Marian Morgan, who was sentenced in 2013 to 34 years in prison for a Ponzi scheme.
The pardon erased the $20 million restitution order, most unpaid, after a judge denied her compassionate-release request.
John Long, an 80-year-old Colorado pig farmer, said he and his son lost nearly $500,000 invested in 2006.