Friday, March 7, 2008

Donor to Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer Campaigns Pleads Guilty

  • Abdul Rehman Jinnah was indicted in May 2006 for illegal campaign contributions.
  • Shortly after his indictment he left the US and went to his native Pakistan.
  • Jinnah returned a year later and has been under house arrest since.
  • This week Jinnah plead guilty. He admitted Monday that he used straw donors to contribute at least $53,000 to Clinton's political action committee, HillPac, and Boxer's 2004 reelection campaign.Sentencing will be in June of 2008.

Sources:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-jinnah29feb29,1,7846201.story

http://www.knx1070.com/Clinton-Donor-Pleads-Guilty/1714960



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