Donohue was particularly harsh over a proposal by the White House to tax bank transactions in order to recoup some of the money used to bail out troubled banks.
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His serial scamming started in 2004, when he pleaded guilty to forgery in amoneyorder scam foisted on Neiman Marcus, court records show, but he got off with probation.
Those receiving pardons came from 13 states and had been sentenced for crimes that included falsely altering amoneyorder, unauthorized acquisition of food stamps, drug violations, and possession of an unregistered firearm.