Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of former private equity CEO David Gentile, 12 days after he went to prison and joined thousands with clemency since January, the White House said Monday.
In May, District Judge Rachel P. Kovner in Manhattan sentenced Gentile to seven years in prison on wire and security fraud charges.
Gentile, 59, of Long Island, began his sentence on Nov. 14 and he was freed on Wednesday, according to the Bureau of Prisons website, when Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. The prison site wasn't specified.
Also, White House pardon czar, Alice Marie Johnson, confirmed Gentile's release in a post on X on Thanksgiving, writing she is "deeply grateful to see David Gentile heading home to his young children."
The DOJ hasn't posted the commutation on its website, and it's unclear if it ends financial penalties, The New York Times reported.
