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President Donald Trump has granted pardons or commutations to at least 68 people convicted of fraud crimes.
At least 13 of those fraudsters were convicted in cases involving more than $1.6 billion of fraudulent claims filed with Medicare and Medicaid .
Trump fired 17 independent inspectors general responsible for rooting out fraud and waste in government.
Trump issued about 190 pardons and commutations in the final two months of his first term.
He freed Philip Esformes , a Florida health care executive convicted of a $1.3 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme.
Trump also granted a commutation to Salomon Melgen , who was serving a 17-year prison sentence for defrauding Medicare of $42 million .
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