A Nursing Home Owner Got a Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing (propublica.org)

ProPublica reports that nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz received a full Trump pardon after pleading guilty in a payroll tax case, but patient families who sued for harm tied to his facilities have largely been unable to collect their multimillion-dollar judgments. The article recounts the death of a resident at Hillview Post Acute in Arkansas and the $19 million damages award her family won, which was effectively uncollectible because Schwartz had moved assets out of state. It also details how Schwartz’s pardon came amid other health-care fraud clemency decisions and describes disputes over restitution, responsibility, and claims made by supporters about the case.