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It was not until the FBI used all their considerable resources to intimidate a former associate into pleading guilty and testifying against Stockman that a fourth grand jury indicted him on charges that could have led to 283 years in prison. … an unyielding foe of government corruption and overreach, he sits in a federal prison unable to work or even help his wife Patty raise the money necessary to pay for his appeal – and that’s part of the corrupt strategy being pursued by those who want to him out of public life – spend four years harassing the target and siphoning-off his resources, so that he is unable to defend himself."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29467|title=The Persecution of Congressman Steve Stockman|publisher=Conservativehq.com|date=January 11, 2019|accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref></blockquote>

It was not until the FBI used all their considerable resources to intimidate a former associate into pleading guilty and testifying against Stockman that a fourth grand jury indicted him on charges that could have led to 283 years in prison. … an unyielding foe of government corruption and overreach, he sits in a federal prison unable to work or even help his wife Patty raise the money necessary to pay for his appeal – and that’s part of the corrupt strategy being pursued by those who want to him out of public life – spend four years harassing the target and siphoning-off his resources, so that he is unable to defend himself."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29467|title=The Persecution of Congressman Steve Stockman|publisher=Conservativehq.com|date=January 11, 2019|accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref></blockquote>

Viguerie is seeking financial contributions on Stockman's behalf through the "Patriot Defense Fund" on the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund website. Several figures defended Stockman.<ref>Vadum, Matthew (June 12, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/questions-raised-about-conviction-of-conservative-texas-ex-congressman_2961211.html Questions Raised About Conviction of Conservative Texas Ex-Congressman]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 13, 2019.<br>See also:

Viguerie is seeking financial contributions on Stockman's behalf through the "Patriot Defense Fund" on the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund website. Several figures defended Stockman.<ref>Vadum, Matthew (June 12, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/questions-raised-about-conviction-of-conservative-texas-ex-congressman_2961211.html Questions Raised About Conviction of Conservative Texas Ex-Congressman]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 13, 2019.<br><br>Stockman, Patti (December 24, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/former-us-reps-wife-if-doj-wants-you-to-go-to-prison-you-will-go-to-prison Former US rep’s wife: If DOJ wants you to go to prison, you will go to prison]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from ''The American Thinker''). Retrieved December 24, 2019.</ref>

*Stockman, Patti (December 24, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/former-us-reps-wife-if-doj-wants-you-to-go-to-prison-you-will-go-to-prison Former US rep’s wife: If DOJ wants you to go to prison, you will go to prison]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''American Thinker''). Retrieved December 24, 2019.</ref>

 

In April 2020, with the [[coronavirus]] pandemic underway, Patti Stockman sent a personal video to Trump asking for clemency for her husband. She noted that Stockman is vulnerable in prison to COVID19 because of his [[diabetes]] and other health issues. Trump has not replied to her plea; there is no indication why Trump has failed to act.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/convicted-congress-steve-stockman-trump-pardon-15192258.php|title=Convicted ex-U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman asks Donald Trump for COVID-19 pardon|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|date=April 10, 2020|author=Gabrielle Banks|accessdate=July 16, 2020}}</ref>

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