By BY KENNETH P. VOGEL, ERIC LIPTON AND JESSE DRUCKER U.S. https://ift.tt/3po4BMs Philip Esformes was sentenced last year to 20 years for Medicare fraud. Then a well-connected organization supported by his family weighed in with the White House. New York Times Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons, United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Sentences (Criminal), Criminal Justice, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Philanthropy, Frauds and Swindling, Bribery and Kickbacks, Ethics and Official Misconduct December 24, 2020 at 11:35PM