They were involved with white-collar crimes but Donald Trump has pardoned them
Trump has pardoned a string of business people convicted of crimes including racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering, and insider trading
Former Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months in prison in August for stealing trade secrets from Googles self-driving car programme but has now been pardoned by Donald Trump Getty Images By Wednesday January 20, 2021 2:19 pm
Trump has pardoned 73 people and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 people as his time in office draws to a close.
These are the people from the worlds of business and finance who received pardons or commutations from Trump.
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