Pardons

Pardon Applicants Benefit From Friends in High Places

December 5, 2011, 9:00AM

by Dafna Linzer ProPublica

Second of two parts. Part one here. This story was co-published with The Washington Post.

Dale Critz Jr. had millions riding on his bid for a presidential pardon. Scion of a prominent family in Savannah, Ga., Critz was poised to inherit the luxury car dealerships his grandfather had built in one of America's most historic cities.

But Critz's past blocked his way. Years earlier, while learning the ropes at an unrelated dealership in Florida, he took part in a scheme to falsify loan documents for low-income car buyers. He pleaded guilty in 1989 to a felony -- a conviction that could have prevented him from owning the family business. Many automakers do not let felons run their franchises.

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Topics: George W Bush, Justice Department, Pardons, White House