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A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, the convicted Ponzi schemer who was let out of prison early by former President Donald Trump in 2021. Joel Wittels, 57, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to engage in the unlicensed wholesale distribution of prescription drugs and conspiracy to obstruct justice in Trenton federal court on Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said. The charges accused Wittels of helping Weinstein with a $35 million Ponzi-like scam while the convicted fraudster was on superv…

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