Trump Pardons Joseph Schwartz (D.N.J.), Sentenced to 36 Months and $5,000,000 Restitution for Employment-Tax Offenses; Burkman and Wohl's Firm Had Reported $960,000 for 'Seeking a Federal Pardon'

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• November 14, 2025 (grant date, DOJ Pardon Attorney list): Joseph Schwartz, New Jersey, is listed among the pardons of that day, with a sentence of 36 months’ imprisonment and $5,000,000 restitution for willful failure to pay over employment taxes and failure to file an annual report.
• 7/18/2025 (signature date on the lobbying report, a disclosure date): J M Burkman & Associates reported $960,000 of lobbying income for client Joseph Schwartz, for the April through June reporting period. The form’s specific-issue line reads “Seeking a federal pardon.”

Both facts come from primary records and are placed side by side only. Register: register-burkman-wohl-pardon-and-doj-lobbying-clients-payments-and-outcomes. Companion entry: 2026-10-15–burkman-wohl-firm-reports-163000-from-rajendra-parikh-pursuing-a-federal-pardon.