Trump pardons billionaire for "brazen" stock scheme

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 information he gained through his access to corporate boardrooms to tip off his friends, employees, and romantic interests,' sharing secrets with friends, employees, and romantic interests from 2019 to 2021 — which is really just the sugar daddy business model taken to its logical financial extreme. — Read the rest
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