Posted on 02/19/2021 4:48:32 AM PST by Liz
Imaad Zuberi was among the top bundlers for Obama’s 2012 campaign, and a Clinton “Hillblazers,” bundling $100,000 for her presidential campaigns.
Among donor perks is access.....and Zuberi advertising that access on social media caught the eye of those who wanted some of it for themselves. The Sri Lankan government, long under fire for official corruption, paid Zuberi $4.5 million directly — plus $2 million for outsourced consulting services to influence the US government, according to a Foreign Policy investigation.
Zuberi’s windfall was not disclosed to the Justice Department....the lobbying and public relations firms hired through his company to influence the US government have all received DOJ subpoenas.
According to the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, paid representatives of foreign governments — even if they outsource the actual lobbying — must disclose those relationships “within ten days” of acquiring a foreign client.
“[W]e are not a lobbying firm, law firm, nor PR firm, therefore we do not engage in these activities because these are not our core competencies,” Zuberi wrote in response to detailed questions from FP. “I registered not as a lobbyist but as a consultant because that was the extent of my involvement.”
....... the Clintons aren’t too careful about how they get the checks. In addition to the 1996 fundraising scandals that included foreign contributions — illegal under U.S. law — Hillary’s 2008 campaign benefited from two fundraisers who ended up being convicted of violating election law. Both Sant Singh Chatwal, a New York hotelier, and Norman Hsu, whose investment fund turned out to be a Ponzi scheme, used “straw donors,” allowing them to contribute amounts far greater than the maximum contribution for an individual.
(Excerpt) Read more at foreignpolicy.com ...
Does that include such noteworthy scoundrels like Podestra?
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Biden donor facing 15 years in prison.
Yeah but he is not Russian so it is not important.
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