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A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.

Joseph Schwartz was pardoned after serving three months of a three-year sentence for a $39 million payroll tax fraud that led to collapsed nursing homes and unpaid benefits.

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At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.

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ProPublica tells the tale of Joseph Schwartz, the pardoned nursing home charlatan whose Arkansas victims got nothing

ProPublica takes a deep dive into the deceit of a nursing home owner whose fraud and negligence caused suffering and death, but who now walks free.

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A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.

At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.

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Reporting Highlights Another Trump Pardon: Nursing home operator Joseph Schwartz was convicted of a $39 million fraud, but President Donald Trump pardoned him just three months into a three-year prison term. A Troubling Pattern: Schwartz is one of several nursing home operators convicted of crimes who were granted clemency by Trump. Devastated Families: The families of some patients in Schwartz’s nursing homes have been awarded millions of doll…

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ProPublica broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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