“It’s already known that [Roger] Stone lobbied for pardons for both [Matt] Gaetz & [Joel] Greenberg.” But “Stone also advocated for a pardon for…Stephen Alford, a serial fraudster from the Florida panhandle.” By @SollenbergerRC
3/14/22 #RogerStone thedailybeast.com/roger-stone-ha…
3/14/22 #RogerStone thedailybeast.com/roger-stone-ha…
“While it’s unclear how Alford is connected to Stone—or how Alford is connected to Trump—he does have quite the record.
In the 2000s, Alford was convicted in Florida for fraud and grand theft in excess of $100K. In 2015, he was indicted on a $6 M fraud and extortion scheme,…” 1/
In the 2000s, Alford was convicted in Florida for fraud and grand theft in excess of $100K. In 2015, he was indicted on a $6 M fraud and extortion scheme,…” 1/
Two years later, Alford “was sentenced to five years in prison. He was released in March 2019 on 10 years probation, according to records with the Florida Department of Corrections, and those convictions would appear the likely subject of his pardon request.” 2/
“Still, one of the biggest mysteries of Stone’s involvement with the Gaetz and Greenberg drama is now what Stone’s connection to Alford may be.” 3/
“According 2 a person w/ direct knowledge of the events,” Alford “had 1 powerful friend: A Republican lobbyist close to Stone.” 4/
👀After Roger Stone’s attempt to secure a pardon for Alford failed, Alford’s lobbyist friend shared that he had “images of [Matt] Gaetz w/ young women at a sex party…It’s unclear how the lobbyist—an associate of Oleg Deripaska—came into this information…” 5/
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