Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic President Roosevelt granted 3,687 pardons in his four terms in office. Among them are:
- George R. Dale – convicted of violating Prohibition laws; pardoned after the repeal of Prohibition
- Roy Olmstead – convicted for violating the National Prohibition Act; appealed, arguing that the wiretapping evidence used against him constituted a violation of his constitutional rights to privacy and against self-incrimination; U.S. Supreme Court upheld the conviction in the landmark case of Olmstead v. United States; pardoned
- Duncan Renaldo – arrested for illegal entry into the US; pardoned
Read more about this topic: List Of People Pardoned Or Granted Clemency By The President Of The United States
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