Lobbyist Tries to Extort $500K, Forgets Client is His Own Tax Pardon Star
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- •Joshua Nass, a 34-year-old New York lobbyist and attorney, was arrested in Brooklyn on Friday for attempting extortion.
- •Nass allegedly threatened a former client and the client’s son over an alleged $500,000 debt related to his services.
- •Earlier, Nass played a role in securing a presidential pardon for a man convicted of failing to pay $40 million in taxes.
Joshua Nass, age 34, a New York lobbyist and attorney who moonlights in presidential pardon theatrics, got arrested in Brooklyn on a Friday with a $500,000 extortion charge under the Hobbs Act. This is the same guy who was involved in the miraculous November 2023 pardon of a fellow citizen convicted for dodging a whopping $40 million tax bill, because apparently, helping a tax evader unlock freedom isn't enough—trying to shake down your own clients for half a million dollars adds the perfect plot twist. The Justice Department says Nass threatened a client and his son for this alleged debt, perhaps confusing legal swagger for mob boss vibes, making his career look like an overambitious Netflix crime doc.
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(1 of 3)When your $500K extortion plot ironically edges out your role in a $40M tax cheat’s pardon, even Netflix would say ‘too much’.
Joshua Nass tried wringing $500K out of a client after playing financial Robin Hood for a $40M tax fugitive—career move or should’ve just stayed a lobbyist?
This guy’s resume upgraded from expensive pardons to extortion attempts—because why just save billion-dollar cheats when you can demand ransom too?
Source: Theguardian | Published: 3/14/2026 | Author: Edward Helmore
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