>In 2019, Levandowski was indicted on 33 federal charges of alleged theft of self-driving car trade secrets. In August 2020, Levandowski pled guilty to one of the 33 charges, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
>He was pardoned less than six months later on January 20, 2021, the last day of Donald Trump's presidency.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_pardon_controvers... especially Marc Rich
But a federal pardon is for federal crimes. So if a state such as New York convicted you then a presidential pardon won't save you.