Pardons & Commutations of Californians by 47th President YTD

There have been 6 people who have received a pardon or commutation from May 2025 thru January 16th, 2026. Office of the Pardon Attorney | Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-Present)
An additional 14 have been Granted Pardons and Commutation of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to the Events at or Near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 – The White House

One of the most interesting turnarounds is Michael Ray Harris who received a 28-year prison sentence in 1987. He was granted clemency in 2021 by then outgoing President Trump. He founded Death Row Records in 1991 with his wife and lawyer at the helm. It went bankrupt in 2006 and in 2022 it was purchased by Snoop Dogg.  A full conditional pardon was granted May 28, 2025.

May 28, 2025

• Michael Ray Harris Central District of California
  235 months' imprisonment (commuted to expire on January 19, 2021); five years' supervised release; $80,000 fine (November 26, 1990)
  Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to aid and abet possession and distribution of cocaine; aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine
• Imaad Shah Zuberi Central California  *
  144 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release; $1,750,000 fine
  $15,705,080.11 restitution (February 18, 2021) Violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; tax evasion; foreign, conduit, and other illegal campaign contributions; tampering with a witness, victim or informant (obstruction of justice)

October 1, 2025 - 1 Commutation (Amended)

• *Imaad Shah Zuberi Central California
  144 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release; $1,750,000 fine
  $15,705,080.11 restitution (February 18, 2021) Violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; tax evasion; foreign, conduit, and other illegal campaign contributions; tampering with a witness, victim or informant (obstruction of justice)

January 15, 2026 - 

• Adriana Isabel Camberos Southern California
  12 months and one day's imprisonment; three years' supervised release
  $48,824,415.45 restitution (June 26, 2025) Conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud; wire fraud and aiding and abetting (seven counts)
• Andres Enrique Camberos Southern California
  Three years' probation; $48,824,415.45 restitution (June 26, 2025) Conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud; wire fraud and aiding and abetting (seven counts)
• Arie Eric De Jong, III Southern California
  Five months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release
  $2,254,593.27 restitution; $15,000 fine (May 23, 2018) Conspiracy

January 16, 2026 - 1 Pardon

• Terren Scott Peizer Central California 
  42 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release
  $5,250,000 fine (June 23, 2025) Securities fraud; insider trading (two counts)

Pardons vs Commutations vs Expungement vs Clemency

What Is “Expungement?” - "To “expunge” is to “erase or remove completely.” In law, “expungement” is the process by which a record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed from state or federal record." American Bar Association

What is a "Commutation" vs "Pardon" - "In criminal law, commutation refers to reducing or lessening a sentence or punishment resulting from a criminal conviction, which can be done by the governor of a state (for state convictions) or president of the United States (for federal convictions). For example, a death sentence may be commuted to a sentence of life imprisonment. Some grounds for commutation of a sentence are good behavior, illness, old age, or when the sentence is unreasonably harsh in comparison to other similar cases. Commutation is different from pardon in that pardon nullifies the conviction and forgives the individual for the crime whereas commutation is a reduction of a punishment". Cornell Law - Legal Information Institute - WEX

What is Clemency - Clemency is the power of the President of the United States or a state governor to pardon a criminal or to commute a sentence. The term itself means "leniency" or "mercy."

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