Overview
- The formal commutation paperwork shows the $15.5 million restitution order tied to Gentile’s conviction was removed.
- Bureau of Prisons records indicate he started his sentence on Nov. 14 and was released on Nov. 26 after 12 days in custody.
- A federal jury convicted Gentile on securities and wire fraud charges linked to GPB Capital, and co-defendant Jeffry Schneider remains incarcerated.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the clemency by claiming Gentile was not tied to fraudulent representations and calling the case a 'weaponization of justice.'
- Victims voiced outrage over the decision, including an investor who says she lost about $500,000 and has recovered roughly $40,000.