Posted on 01/23/2014 3:57:47 PM PST by CincyRichieRich
(Reuters) - Dinesh D'Souza, a conservative commentator and best-selling author, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for arranging excessive campaign contributions to a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
According to an indictment made public on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, D'Souza around August 2012 reimbursed people who he had directed to contribute $20,000 to the candidate's campaign. The candidate was not named in the indictment.
Attempts to reach D'Souza and a lawyer representing him were unsuccessful.
D'Souza was charged in the indictment with one count of making illegal contributions in the names of others, and one count of causing false statements to be made.
Federal law in 2012 limited primary and general election campaign contributions to $2,500 each, for a total of $5,000, from any individual to any one candidate.
"As we have long said, this Office and the FBI take a zero tolerance approach to corruption of the electoral process," the U.S. Attorney for Manhattan, Preet Bharara, said in a statement released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Bharara is an Obama appointee.
Born in Mumbai, India, D'Souza, 52, is a former policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan, and has been affiliated with conservative organizations such as the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
He also directed a 2012 film critical of President Barack Obama, "2016: Obama's America," and has written books including "The End of Racism," "Life After Death: The Evidence" and "Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream."
D'Souza campaigned in 2012 on behalf of Wendy Long, a lawyer and Republican who sought to unseat Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand as New York's junior senator. Long graduated from Dartmouth College in 1982, a year before D'Souza.
Long could not be reached for comment on Thursday.
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Ick. The Obamas deserve each other, in my opinion.
The IRS is the enforcer for the DNC.
I am disappointed at him for violating campaign laws. There is no excuse for what he did. I am even more disappointed at him for getting engaged to a woman while he was still married to his wife. There is no excuse for his actions in either of these things.
Hitler. When is Obama going to be stopped?
“people need to stand up”
really????
i posted that i was GOING to the may march on DC.
many many on FR said dont go.
“look who is going”
“there may be arrest”.
will someone tell me when the “perfect” march is?
if not now, when?
i have had it.
we have become a nation of talkers.
i dont believe people will rise up.
i am sick of watching this.
if marching on DC doesnt change anything at least i can say i did SOMETHING.
This is happening because only ONE PERSON was punished for the IRS scandal —she was TRANSFERRED.
Boehner and his “don’t upset the apple cart” crew didn’t let out a peep.
THUS we see THIS now playing out.
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I think what the boy meant to say to his Obamabots back in 2012 is, "voting is MY best revenge."
I Bhararararaed out loud when I read that,too.
Valerie Jarrett said they would get their revenge, and his movie put him at the top of a long list, one that we are on, too.
That’s a very big IF dear. I do not find in all history any example of a Republic that loses it’s foundations ever regaining liberty for it’s people once that liberty is traded or lost.
A bloody mess usually ensues followed by a brutal dictatorship and then … captivity or extinction.
As Adams stated in a letter - “Liberty once lost is lost forever”.
It’s going to take this nation of people to do a Nineveh - and since I do not see the subject of national repentance talked about much even in the churches, I am not optimistic.
The Founders believed they suffered a tyrant because of their collective and individual sins.
I suppose until this people believe that also, then we will be ruled by tyrants for we traded being governed by God for being governed by the tyranny of men.
Stalin’s secret police, “show me the man and I will show you the crime” Laws are for the serfs.
Eliminating competition is the Chicago way....
Dinesh is an American hero.
>”Besides Scott Walker, you didn’t name another Conservative”<
Doesn’t matter. As long as they can hang them out to dry, they can use it to push the idea of widespread Republican corruption into the 2014 Elections.
Here's a clip from the Hollywood Reporter which ties the attack on Souza to his upcoming film:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2016-obamas-america-filmmaker-indicted-673670?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_breakingnews&utm_campaign=THR%20Breaking%20News_now_ehayden
"......D’Souza’s upcoming film America is due in theaters July 4 and is co-produced by Molen, who won a best picture Oscar for Schindler’s List, and Gray Frederickson, who won a best picture Oscar for The Godfather Part II. D’Souza wrote and stars in the film, which is directed by John Sullivan. The filmmakers emailed to THR a statement vowing to release the film on schedule. “We believe this is an unfortunate misunderstanding arising out of Dinesh D’Souza’s desire to help the uphill campaign of a friend,” the statement reads. “
There was no intent to do anything illegal or corrupt in any way. This will have no impact on the film America, which will be released on the Fourth of July this year as previously announced. Filming is on schedule and D’Souza will continue to lead the enterprise.
” Sources say D'Souza has been cooperating with authorities. He will surrender Friday for processing and be arraigned in the Southern District of New York. Benjamin Brafman, an attorney for D'Souza, tells THR that his client "did not act with any corrupt or criminal intent whatsoever ... at worst this was an act of misguided friendship by D'Souza." Molen added: "When American citizens begin to suspect that people are being arrested for alleged minor violations because of their vocal dissent against their elected representatives or rulers, it breeds disrespect and contempt for the law and suspicion of those officials ...
If this unfortunate action against Dinesh is intended do deter the release of his upcoming film, America, that effort will fail.""
If anything its an innocent mistake an obvious fopaw. Anyone looking to do serous electioneering fraud would never chose this way of doing things. Its all Holder being told who to attack by the Chicago thugocracy.
I agree with you FRiend. May? Hmmm?
Arrested for what?
CORRUPTION
That is the heart and soul of the CP-USA.
Exactly as long as zero and the chicago gang see no price to pay for doing as they want they will continue to double down until they are stopped. No on stopping them yet.
I attended the very first Tea Party protest at the steps in Atlanta in 2009—I had read about Benghazi Barry Soebarkah in 2007, previous to his nomination—I knew he would be dangerous.
I also protested CNN in 2010 carrying a poster that said “You won’t see THIS on CNN”.
You and I are exhausted-—just what this socialist administration WANTS us to be. Personally, I get tickled when I see “reports” about Schumer getting all bent outta shape about the Tea Party and Barry (Valerie Jarrett) threatening conservatives, because they have no idea how PISSED OFF regular Americans are.
Another Freeper said on another thread,(I paraphrase) “do 1 thing each day to fight back—doesn’t matter how small the 1 thing IS—just DO IT. You don’t know WHO you might affect and it will grow exponentionally.”
General MacInerny, when interviewed at the SEAL Team 6 parents’ press conference said: “It’s the “Bubbas” that will win this fight.”
Good luck from one “Bubba” to another!
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