Trump Clemency Recipient Jonathan Braun Faces New Allegations, Commuted Drug Dealer Arrested for Assault Charges
Jonathan Braun, a convicted New York drug dealer and predatory lender whose 10-year prison sentence was commuted by former President Donald Trump in 2021, was recently arrested on assault charges. Braun is accused of assaulting his 75-year-old father-in-law while allegedly trying to protect his daughter from Braun. He also faces charges of assaulting his wife on two separate occasions and petit larceny for unpaid bridge tolls while driving luxury cars without license plates. Braun was also accused of petit larceny for allegedly failing to pay $160 in bridge tolls while driving a Lamborghini and Ferrari without license plates. Braun previously was fined $20 million for predatory lending.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Jonathan Braun, a convicted New York drug dealer and predatory lender whose 10-year
00:06prison sentence was commuted by former President Donald Trump in 2021, was recently arrested
00:11on assault charges.
00:12Braun is accused of assaulting his 75-year-old father-in-law while allegedly trying to protect
00:17his daughter from Braun.
00:18He also faces charges of assaulting his wife on two separate occasions and larceny for
00:23unpaid bridge tolls while driving luxury cars without license plates.
00:27Braun was also accused of larceny for allegedly failing to pay $160 in bridge tolls while
00:32driving a Lamborghini and Ferrari without plates.
00:35Braun previously was fined $20 million for predatory lending.
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