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Trump Pardons Ex-Tottenham Owner Joe Lewis After Insider-Trading Guilty Plea

The White House said the 88-year-old sought clemency to travel to the United States for medical care, including visits with family.

Overview

  • The White House confirmed the pardon on Thursday, lifting federal criminal consequences from Lewis’s 2024 conviction.
  • Lewis pleaded guilty in January 2024 to conspiracy and securities fraud, receiving three years of probation and a $5 million fine.
  • Prosecutors said he passed nonpublic information to private pilots, friends, personal assistants and a romantic partner to enable profitable trades.
  • Tottenham Hotspur remains under the Lewis family trust and a revamped board, with no expectation of Lewis returning to club management.
  • Lewis’s clemency joins other high-profile pardons of business figures under President Trump, and court-ordered financial penalties remain on the record.