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Joseph Lewis

Pardon

  /   2025–Present

Record at a Glance

Clemency type
Pardon
Presidential term
2025–Present
Federal district
Southern New York
Offense
Conspiracy to commit securities fraud; securities fraud (two counts)
Sentence
Three years' probation; $5,000,000 fine; $400,000 restitution (as amended) (April 4, 2024)
Current status
AP reported in November 2025 that Lewis's family trust remained majority owner of ENIC, Tottenham Hotspur's holding company, while Lewis had relinquished operational control in 2022. The same report described the pardon request as tied to medical treatment and family travel; that is attributed reporting, not an official clemency rationale.

Original Case

Lewis pleaded guilty January 24, 2024 to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two securities-fraud counts in an insider-trading case. The clemency register records three years' probation, a $5 million fine, and $400,000 restitution (as amended) on April 4, 2024. A related SEC civil judgment remains a separate civil disposition.

Clemency

Trump granted Lewis a full and unconditional pardon on November 12, 2025, covering his Southern District of New York insider-trading case. Lewis had received probation rather than prison; the pardon relieved the continuing federal criminal consequences but did not itself cancel the separate SEC civil judgment.

Trump Connection

Lewis is a billionaire investor whose family trust controls the holding company associated with Tottenham Hotspur. Associated Press reported that his request emphasized medical treatment and the ability to travel with family. The public clemency documents name no advocate and describe no personal or campaign relationship with Trump, so his prominence is background rather than evidence of presidential access.

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