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(47) Donald Trump
Interfering with the Judicial Process
Military, Espionage, War Crimes
Vice and Controlled Substances
Entertainment and Sports, CelebrityPardoned after sentence served
2026-Feb-12
Counterfeiting
Sentence: 5 yr / $10,000
Cannon was a former professional football player for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, and Kansas City Chiefs.
In 1983 he was charged with printing $6 million worth of counterfeit $100 bills. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Cannon died in 2018.
Click here to read the clemency grant.
CATEGORIES: Fraud and Corruption, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served, Posthumous2025-May-28
Bank fraud, Tax evasion
Sentence: 12 yr / $17 million : 7 yr / 4.7 million
For more, read the News in FiVe story.
Click here to read the clemency grant for Todd Chrisley.
Click here to read the clemency grant for Julie Chrisley.
2026-Feb-12
Drug trafficking
Sentence: 3 yr
Henry is a former professional football player for the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, and Denver Broncos.
In 2009, he was indicted for his role in a cocaine trafficking organization. He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Click here to read the clemency grant.
CATEGORIES: Drug Trafficking, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served2026-Feb-12
Perjury
Sentence: 3 mo
Klecko is a former professional football player for the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts.
In 1993 he pleaded guilty to perjury - for lying to a federal grand jury about a fraudulent insurance claim. The charge was part of a $5 million insurance fraud scheme.
He was sentenced to 3 months in prison.
Click here to read the clemency grant.
CATEGORIES: Interfering with the Judicial Process, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served2026-Feb-12
Drug trafficking
Sentence: 4 mo
Lewis is a former professional football player for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns.
in 2004 he was charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. After pleading guilty to a less serious charge he was sentenced to 4 months in prison.
Click here to read the clemency grant.
CATEGORIES: Drug Trafficking, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served2026-Feb-12
Drugs
Sentence: 2.5 yr / $25,000
Newton is a former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers.
In 2002 he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking. He was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison.
Click here to read the clemency grant.
CATEGORIES: Vice and Controlled Substances, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served2025-Nov-07
Tax Evasion
Sentence: Community service
Darryl Strawberry is a former Major League Baseball player.
He pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 1995 for failing to report almost a half-million dollars in income from selling sports memorabalia.
For more, read the The Hill article.
Click here to read the clemency grant.