Convicted Media Executive Carlos Watson’s Nearly 10-Year Sentence Commuted by Trump While Headed to Prison

The Ozy Media founder was sentenced in December for fraud and was on his way to surrender when the clemency call came through The post Convicted Media Executive Carlos Watson’s Nearly 10-Year Sentence Commuted by Trump While Headed to Prison appeared first on TheWrap.

Mar 29, 2025 - 01:40
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Convicted Media Executive Carlos Watson’s Nearly 10-Year Sentence Commuted by Trump While Headed to Prison

Carlos Watson, the convicted Ozy Media founder-turned-fraudster who was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison late last year, had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump on Friday as he was driving himself to prison.

“We did it. Carlos Watson is not going to prison today. First and foremost, thank God for His grace, mercy and the power of redemption,” Glenn E. Martin, the activist who’s pushed for Watson’s release said in an X post. He also thanked Alice Marie Johnson, the Trump-appointed “pardon czar” who handled Watson’s case.