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President Trump pardons Edward DeBartolo Jr.

By Mahoning Matters staff
Edward DeBartolo Jr., Mahoning Valley businessman and former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report a felony in a gambling fraud scandal in Louisiana in 1998. President Donald Trump pardoned DeBartolo today. (Photo by David Dermer)
Edward DeBartolo Jr., Mahoning Valley businessman and former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report a felony in a gambling fraud scandal in Louisiana in 1998. President Donald Trump pardoned DeBartolo today. (Photo by David Dermer)

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr. this morning, USA Today reported.

The former San Francisco 49ers owner pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report a felony in a gambling fraud scandal in Louisiana in 1998. DeBartolo Jr. avoided prison but was fined $1 million and received two years' probation.

DeBartolo Jr. was a featured guest at a Trump inauguration party.

This story was originally published February 18, 2020 at 2:32 PM with the headline "President Trump pardons Edward DeBartolo Jr.."