Donald Trump granted a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana, who was convicted of insider trading. Buyer served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on non-public information after leaving office. In 2023, he was sentenced to 22 months in prison, ordered to forfeit over $350,000 in illegal gains, and pay a $10,000 fine. He was released in 2025.
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Trump Pardons Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading
Donald Trump has pardoned Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana, who was convicted of insider trading and served nearly two years in prison. Buyer was sentenced in 2023 and ordered to forfeit illegal gains and pay a fine.
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