Nov. 14 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has pardoned British billionaire Joe Lewis, who pleaded guilty to insider trading last year, the White House said Thursday.
Lewis, a former owner of the Tottenham Hotspur football team of Britain's Premier League, was sentenced to three years probation and to pay a $5 million fine in April 2024 after pleading guilty in January of that year to two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
The White House confirmed the pardon in a statement to UPI.
"Mr. Lewis admitted he made a terrible mistake, did not fight extradition in the case and paid a $5 million fine," a White House official said.
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