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Trump pardons Alaska repair shop owners
President Trump pardoned two co-owners of an Anchorage vehicle repair shop during an Alaska rally on October 14, 2026.
In brief
President Trump pardoned two co-owners of an Anchorage vehicle repair shop during an Alaska rally on October 14, 2026. Trump pardoned Zachary Czuback and Patrick Fleming, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to violating the Clean Air Act by tampering with emissions tracking devices. Originally reported by NBC News.
Trump pardons repair shop owners
During his rally in Alaska on October 14, 2026, President Trump pardoned Zachary Czuback and Patrick Fleming, co-owners of a vehicle repair shop in Anchorage.
What they were convicted of
Both men pleaded guilty in 2022 to violating the Clean Air Act by tampering with federally mandated and monitored devices that tracked vehicles' diesel emissions.
Pardon granted at rally
Trump announced the pardons during the Alaska rally, using his presidential power to forgive the convictions of the two shop owners.
At a glance
Trump pardoned Zachary Czuback and Patrick Fleming, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to violating the Clean Air Act by tampering with emissions tracking devices.
