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Trump pardons billionaire for “brazen” stock scheme

Ellsworth Toohey
Nov 14, 2025
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President Donald Trump (Joey Sussman/shutterstock.com)

An 88-year-old British billionaire who spent decades sharing insider trading tips has received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. Joe Lewis can now visit his great-grandchildren without that pesky federal conviction weighing him down.

According to the Department of Justice, Lewis “abused inside …

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