[The Philadelphia Inquirer]: Trump’s insane pardons are killing any faint flicker of justice in America. By Will Bunch.

Trump's pardons for big donors, political allies and even swindlers of the Sioux people have shattered any notion of justice.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trump-pardons-archer-watson-milton-20250330.html

#pardons #presidentialPardons #devonArcher #ogalaSioux #trevorMilton #maga #maha #carlosWatson #democract #autocracy

Trump’s insane pardons are killing any faint flicker of justice in America

Trump's pardons for big donors, political allies and even swindlers of the Sioux people have shattered any notion of justice.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Hours Before His Surrender, Ozy Media’s Carlos Watson Has His Sentence Commuted By President Trump
#News #CarlosWatson #DonaldTrump #OZYMedia

https://deadline.com/2025/03/ozy-media-carlos-watson-sentence-commuted-trump-1236353725/

Hours Before His Surrender, Ozy Media’s Carlos Watson Has His Sentence Commuted By President Trump

The move came hours before Watson was to enter prison.

Deadline
Carlos Watson Says Trump Has Commuted His Prison Sentence for Fraud

Convicted fraudster Carlos Watson says President Trump has commuted his 10-year prison sentence connected to his digital media startup Ozy Media.

Variety

#Trump on Friday commuted the sentence & probation of #CarlosWatson, a co-founder of the now-defunct #digital #media company Ozy Media, on the day he was set to surrender to prison.

Watson was sentenced in Dec to almost 10yrs in #prison for #fraud, #IdentityTheft, #SecuritiesFraud, & #WireFraud.

Watson & Ozy were also ordered to pay $96M in restitution & forfeiture. As part of Trump’s commutation, they will no longer have to pay.

#law #felon47 #CFPB #SEC #corruption
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/trump-commutes-sentences-of-ozy-media-founder-carlos-watson-and-company.html

Trump commutes sentence of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson just before prison surrender

Ozy had falsely claimed to have deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey before the company and CEO Watson were criminally charged.

CNBC
Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson Sentenced To Hefty Prison Term For Defrauding Investors

Carlos Watson, the founder and former CEO of Ozy Media, was sentenced to 116 months, or nearly ten years, in prison for conspiracy to commit securities fraud,

Deadline

Now do David Zaslav.

Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media
https://apnews.com/article/carlos-watson-ozy-media-trial-sentencing-08f18ac01494d0b5f0285db32ff5ecb9

#CarlosWatson #DavidZaslav #CNN

Carlos Watson sentenced in case about failed startup Ozy Media

Former talk show host Carlos Watson has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison in the federal financial conspiracy case surrounding his once-buzzy Ozy Media. The 55-year-old Watson was sentenced Monday. The prosecution described extremes of fake-it-’til-you-make-it startup culture at the now-defunct company. Watson was convicted last summer of conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges. He denied the allegations and has challenged his conviction. Prosecutors accused the former cable news commentator and host of playing a leading role in a scheme to deceive Ozy investors and lenders by inflating revenue numbers and flashing other false indications of Ozy’s success.

AP News

Convicted Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson to Be Focus of Doc Debuting Weeks Before Sentencing (Exclusive)
#MovieNews #Movies #Carloswatson #Ozymedia #Trailers

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ozy-media-founder-carlos-watson-documentary-fraud-1236056542/

Convicted Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson to Be Focus of Doc Debuting Weeks Before Sentencing (Exclusive)

'The Troubling Case of Carlos Watson' begins streaming later this month and questions whether the media personality got a fair trial when he was convicted of fraud in July.

The Hollywood Reporter
Ozy Media Founder, CEO Carlos Watson Found Guilty Of Fraud, Faces Up To 37 Years In Prison

A Brooklyn jury today found Ozy Media founder and CEO Carlos Watson guilty of securities fraud, identify theft and other charges.

Deadline
Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson Convicted of Fraud Charges

A federal jury in Brooklyn has found Ozy Media leader Carlos Watson guilty of fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with company operations.

Variety
Ozy Media Sues Ben Smith, BuzzFeed and Semafor

Lawyers for Ozy Media, founded by Carlos Watson, allege that Ben Smith, BuzzFeed and Semafor misappropriated Ozy's trade secrets.

Variety