LOOKING FOR A PARDON OR CLEMENCY IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION?
I) CURRENTLY TAKING 1st PLACE: THE NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACH.
INTERESTED? GIVE ME A CALL. WE CAN TRY – NO GUARANTEES.
- A lucrative “pardon-lobbying” cottage industry has surged around President Donald Trump’s second term.
- This is “who you know,” and do you have the $$? It is not guaranteed.
- Even with no connections, with $$, who knows? Is it worth it? There is daily growing scrutiny on this process.
Current Key Applicants
- Sam Bankman-Fried: The disgraced co-founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX formally filed a pending request for a pardon through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney while serving a 25-year sentence for massive financial fraud.
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- Ghislaine Maxwell: Her legal team indicated she is seeking a pardon in exchange for cooperating fully with Congress to talk about Jeffrey Epstein.
- Jho Low: The fugitive Malaysian financier behind the massive 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal has sought a pardon to drop U.S. criminal charges.
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- Joe Giudice:
The family of the former reality television personality, notably his daughter Gia Giudice, publicly submitted a humanitarian packet and pushed for a pardon following his 2019 deportation to Italy.
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- Sean “Diddy” Combs: The music mogul serving a prison sentence reportedly sent a letter seeking consideration for clemency.
WHO’S GETTING THE BUSINESS?
Wealthy and High-Profile Clients
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- Marian Morgan, a scammer who had stolen $20 million from him and thousands of other investors through a Ponzi scheme, was being released from prison less than halfway through her 33-year sentence.
Well-Connected Lobbyists and Attorneys.
Corporate Beneficiaries:
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- (such as crypto exchanges or trucking parts shops like Diesel Freak LLC)
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- 2 days ago — Report Reveals Sprawling Network of Trump Insiders and Influence Brokers Have Helped Wealthy Criminals Secure Pardons from Trump to Escape …Read more
FOR EXAMPLE;
$600000 for a presidential pardon? Inside the growing …
NPR, https://www.npr.org › 2026/07/19 › nx-s1-5896394
- Jul 19, 2026 — NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with NOTUS reporter Jasmine Wright about the growing lobbying industry to get presidential pardons under the …
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II) THE TRADITIONAL PATH
- MAY NOT BE AS POPULAR OR EFFECTIVE AT THIS TIME…
Federal Clemency
Check federal clemency petitions through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney Case Search.
- Search by: Clemency Case File Number, BOP Register Number, or full name.
- No result? The petition may not yet be entered, assigned a case number, or reflected in the database.
- Questions: Contact the Office of the Pardon Attorney at USPardon.Attorney@usdoj.gov or (202) 616-6070.
State Clemency
For state clemency, contact the appropriate governor’s office, parole/pardon board, or state clemency agency. Procedures and status updates vary by state, and some agencies provide little or no information while a petition is under review.

