Summary
Joseph Schwartz received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama for a conviction involving conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Schwartz was subsequently granted a pardon on November 14, 2025, by President Donald Trump for willful failure to pay over employment taxes and failure to file the Annual 5500 Report.
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Clemency record
Pardon · November 14, 2025
Granted by Donald Trump (Republican)
Willful failure to pay over employment taxes; failure to file the Annual 5500 Report
Original sentence: 36 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release · $100,000.00 fine (sentenced April 10, 2025, New Jersey).
Open full case fileCommutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Eastern District of Pennsylvania).
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