President Trump Signs 11 Pardons Including Emissions and Fraud Cases

President Trump signed 11 pardons on Friday for individuals convicted of emissions tampering and two fraud cases. Six of the pardons addressed Clean Air Act violations involving vehicle modifications. Nine of the pardons went to people convicted of tampering with emission control systems on cars and trucks, including selling defeat devices and tuners that increased engine power.

The remaining five covered other environmental offenses and two fraud convictions. A White House official said the individuals modified vehicles in good faith and faced penalties under regulations that are no longer in effect. One pardon was issued to Adam Kidan, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to conspiracy and fraud charges tied to a $147.5 million SunCruz Casinos purchase attempt using a counterfeit wire transfer.

Kidan was sentenced to 70 months in prison and later founded staffing companies that placed more than 250,000 workers. Another pardon went to Jack Harvard, convicted of bank fraud in Texas in the 1980s. Harvard now operates the Texas Safari Ranch in Clifton and allows U.S.

Military and NATO troops to train on the property. "It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden Administration, and were in, or being sent to, prison, for ‘fixing their car,’" President Trump said. White House statements described the environmental cases as resulting from regulations that increased repair costs and limited consumer choices.

Officials said the pardons remove probation requirements and criminal records tied to those policies.