Federal clemency record
Pardon · August 25, 2017
Granted by Donald Trump (Republican) to Joseph M. Arpaio
Summary
Joseph M. Arpaio received a pardon on August 25, 2017, from President Donald Trump for criminal contempt of court in the District of Arizona. Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, had been convicted of willfully violating a 2011 court order prohibiting racial profiling in law enforcement operations.
Offense
Contempt of court
District of Arizona