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Snopes: Fact Check: Trump pardoned Joseph Schwartz, convicted fraudster who formerly owned nursing homes
Claim:
U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned former nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz, who was convicted of a $39 million fraud scheme.
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In March 2026, social media users claimed U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned a former nursing home owner at the center of a fraud scheme. (A pardon provides full forgiveness for a crime, relieving the pardoned person of associated legal consequences.)
A post on X (archived) claimed a fraud scheme involving Joseph Schwartz, the man Trump allegedly pardoned, totaled $39 million. According to the post, Trump issued the pardon three months into Schwartz's sentence.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-trump-pardoned-joseph-130000834.html