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roadmaster
10-09-2018, 07:16 PM
A former Erie County, New York Democratic party chair pleaded guilty today to conspiring to illegally cause a $25,000 campaign donation from a foreign source to a New York state official running for reelection.
G. Steven Pigeon, 58, of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to cause a foreign donation in a state election in violation of federal law. Sentencing is set for Jan. 25, 2019.

As part of his plea, Pigeon admitted that while working as a political consultant and lobbyist in Buffalo, New York, he represented a foreign client, Company A. At the time, the CEO of Company A was Person A, a Canadian citizen. In early 2014, despite knowing that it was illegal to make a foreign donation to a state political campaign, Pigeon solicited someone to make a $25,000 donation to the reelection campaign of a New York state elected official, New York Governor Cuomo. The campaign rejected the donation because the person was not a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States. Pigeon and ‘Person A,’ as identified in the complaint, then agreed to cause the donation from Person A to be made through Person B, a permanent legal resident of the United States and an employee of Company A. On or about Feb. 24, 2014, as directed by Person A, Person B made a $25,000 donation to Cuomo’s campaign. Pigeon and Person A knew that Person A would pay for, or reimburse, the donation. As a result of the $25,000 donation, Pigeon and Person A were granted entry to a fundraising event for Public Official A in New York City on Feb. 26, 2014.
https://breaking911.com/former-top-new-york-dem-headed-to-prison/

Peter1469
10-09-2018, 07:23 PM
Bill took Chinese money and didn't get into trouble over it.

texan
10-09-2018, 08:40 PM
I feel you haven’t noticed the Clintons have separate rules Peter.