President Trump pardons former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. after gambling fraud sc

Thanks for watching my video. If you like my videos, please subscribe to the channel to receive the latest videos Videos can use content-based copyright law contains reasonable use Fair Use (https://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/). For any copyright, please send me a message. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to grant full clemency and a pardon to former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo, a billionaire who once pleaded guilty to participating in a gambling fraud case.  In 1998, DeBartolo pleaded guilty to one felony charge of failing to report a bribery attempt by former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards while DeBartolo was bidding for a riverboat gambling license. Edwards had tried to extort DeBartolo for $400,000 in exchange for the license. Advertisement As part of his guilty plea, DeBartolo testified against Edwards during the 2000 trial, but avoided jail time while serving two years of probation.  The National Football League fined DeBartolo $1 million and suspended him for the 1999 season. However, he reached a settlement that transferred control of the team to his sister, Denise DeBartolo York, and her husband, John York. DeBartolo previously requested a pardon from both Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, and but was denied both times. [More U.S. News] Dem lawmaker who once led ethics committee spent campaign funds on gambling, casino trips, golf club, other personal expenses: feds »  In 2017, DeBartolo hosted a pre-inauguration event in Washington, D.C. that was attended by former Trump associates Michael Cohen and Omarosa Manigault Newman which President Trump promoted on Twitter. Under DeBartolo’s ownership, the 49ers won 5 Super Bowls. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.