Record at a Glance
- Clemency type
- Pardon
- Presidential term
- 2025–Present
- Federal district
- 1. and 2. Eastern Arkansas 3. Western Missouri
- Offense
- 1. Conspiracy to commit bribery 2. Aiding and abetting filing of false income tax return 3. Conspiracy; criminal forfeiture of property
- Sentence
- 1. 18 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release; $224,497.10 restitution (February 3, 2023) 2. 28 months' imprisonment (consecutive); three years' supervised release (concurrent); $131,038 restitution (February 3, 2023) 3. 50 months' imprisonment (consecutive); three years' supervised release (April 23, 2023)
- Current status
- By July 2026, Hutchinson was speaking publicly about prison reform and clemency after his release. That advocacy followed his pardon and did not alter the disposition of the three covered cases.
Original Case
Hutchinson pleaded guilty in federal cases in Arkansas and Missouri. DOJ's clemency register identifies the three covered case numbers and lists separate sentences: 18 months plus $224,497.10 restitution in E.D. Arkansas No. 4:18-cr-450; 28 months consecutive plus $131,038 restitution in E.D. Arkansas No. 4:19-cr-333; and 50 months consecutive in W.D. Missouri No. 6:19-cr-3048. The listed conduct includes bribery, filing a false tax return, conspiracy, and criminal forfeiture across the separate cases.
Clemency
May 29, 2025: full and unconditional pardon covering the three specifically enumerated federal cases. A pardon is distinct from a judicial reversal of those convictions.
Trump Connection
Hutchinson was a former Republican Arkansas state senator, but the public clemency materials do not identify a personal, campaign, or business relationship with Trump. They also name no advocate and provide no individualized White House rationale. The pardon therefore can be described as a presidential grant covering three cases, but the public path by which his application reached Trump remains undisclosed.
Since Clemency
2026-07-23 · public advocacy
Hutchinson publicly discussed prison reform and pardons after his own release.
Legal Status: Advocacy activity; not a new criminal proceeding.
- Development Source
Jeremy Young Hutchinson: public advocacy, 2026-07-23States Newsroom
- Development Source
Sources
- Primary Documentation
DOJ: Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025–Present)U.S. Department of Justice2026-09-24 - Primary Documentation
DOJ clemency document: Jeremy Young HutchinsonU.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney2026-09-24 active - Primary Documentation
Original prosecution and sentenceU.S. Department of Justice - Primary Documentation
Signed pardon warrantDOJ / President of the United States - Supporting Reporting
Jeremy Young Hutchinson: public advocacy, 2026-07-23States Newsroom