Trump Pardons Ex-Nixon Peabody, Greenberg Traurig Partner (1)

Jan. 20, 2021, 6:37 PM UTCUpdated: Jan. 20, 2021, 9:57 PM UTC

A former Big Law partner received one of the 143 pardons and commutations Donald Trump issued before leaving the White House Wednesday.

David Tamman, a partner at Greenberg Traurig and Nixon Peabody before the firms fired him, received a full pardon for his role in a $20 million securities fraud scheme.

Tamman “already paid a significant price” for “a terrible lapse in judgment,” according to a Trump White House statement.

Tamman was convicted in 2012, and a federal appellate court upheld his seven-year prison sentence in 2015. He was released from prison in February 2019, according to Federal Bureau ...

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