Looney, Duff Condemn Trump’s Commutation of Criminal Convicted in Connecticut Fraud Case

HARTFORD — Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s commutation of the sentence of a real estate manager, Jacob Deutsch, convicted in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that targeted lenders and communities in Hartford:

“Commuting this sentence sends a dangerous signal that large-scale financial crimes harming communities in Connecticut can be brushed aside. Our residents deserve a justice system that holds wealthy insiders to the same standards it expects from moderate-income Americans. This commutation is also a slap in the face to the federal investigators and prosecutors who spent countless hours investigating this case, pursuing justice, and holding a fraudster accountable.

“Unfortunately, this decision is another example of the Trump regime’s corruption of the American justice system. For President Trump, crime is acceptable if you’re a rich donor or well-connected individual, while ordinary citizens face the full force of the law. That kind of favoritism corrodes public trust, fosters cynicism, and represents one of the most disturbing demonstrations of corruption in modern American history.”

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Contact: Kevin Coughlin | kevin.coughlin@cga.ct.gov | 203-710-0193