Trump Pardons UK Billionaire Joe Lewis Over Insider Trading

Joe Lewis, the UK billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, received a pardon from President Donald Trump over his conviction in the US for insider trading.

The 88-year-old, who pleaded guilty last year to two counts of securities fraud and one of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, was pardoned to allow him to travel to the US for medical treatment and to visit his grandchildren and great grandchildren, according to a White House official.

The founder of investment firm Tavistock Group, which has stakes in companies from luxury hotels and resorts to sports, said ...