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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rob Davies

Donald Trump pardons UK billionaire and former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis

A man in sunglasses and a suit walks towards the camera with another man and two cameramen following on behind him
Joe Lewis, centre, leaves Manhattan federal court after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP

Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC, has been pardoned by Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for his part in a “brazen” insider trading scheme.

Lewis, 88, was fined $5m (£3.8m) and given three years probation by a New York judge last year but was spared jail time after pleading guilty to involvement in a plan that prosecutors said was designed to enrich his friends, lovers and employees.

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