Federal clemency case file
Pardon of Cade Cothren
Granted November 7, 2025 by Donald Trump (Republican).
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Cade Cothren was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in 2025 of conspiracy to defraud the United States, six counts of honest services wire fraud, use of a fictitious name to carry out unlawful business, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and seven counts of money laundering. He was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment. On November 7, 2025, President Donald Trump granted Cothren a pardon.
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DOJ warrant
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to defraud the United States; honest services wire fraud (six counts); use of fictitious name to carry out unlawful business; conspiracy to commit money laundering; money laundering (seven counts)
Middle Tennessee · 2025
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Sentence
30 months imprisonment · $25,000.00 fine
Sentenced September 16, 2025 · Middle Tennessee
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Primary-source verified · DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney