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Billy A. Cannon
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.

CATEGORIES: Fraud and Corruption, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served, Posthumous

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Jack Charles Harvard
2026-Jul-03
False statement to a federally insured bank
Sentence: 2 yr / $100,000

Jack Harvard was convicted for facilitating two fraudulent loans - one of which was for more than $1 million. He received fees or bribes for his help.

Though not directly related to his crimes, Harvard was mayor of Plano, TX from 1982 -1990. He founded and was CEO of Willow Bend National Bank. The bank failed in 1990, costing taxpayers $25 million.

Harvard previously had applied for a pardon in 2008 from George W. Bush and in 2013 from Barack Obama. Both rejected his request. His attorney for his request to Trump was Peter Ticktin, who has assisted in other Trump pardons and says he has known Trump since they were 15 years old.

CATEGORIES: Fraud and Corruption, Elected Official, Pardoned after sentence served

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Travis Henry
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.

CATEGORIES: Drug Trafficking, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served

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Joseph Klecko
2026-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.

CATEGORIES: Interfering with the Judicial Process, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served

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Jamal Lewis
2026-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.

CATEGORIES: Drug Trafficking, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served

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Nathaniel (Jr) (Nate) Newton
2026-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.

CATEGORIES: Vice and Controlled Substances, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served

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Darryl Strawberry
2025-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.

CATEGORIES: Fraud and Corruption, Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Pardoned after sentence served

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Changpeng (CZ) Zhao
2025-Oct-21
Money laundering
Sentence: 4 mo / $50 million

Changpeng (CZ) Zhao is the former CEO of the cryptocurrency company Binance. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to failing to prevent money laundering. He served 4 months in prison.

CATEGORIES: Fraud and Corruption, Associate of President, Pardoned after sentence served

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