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.