allege the six provided the donor “freedom from any public scrutiny.” Five names were also allegedly used to create the illusion of five donations of sums less than $15,000 to conceal the full amount and the identity of the donor, court documents show.
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Six people have been charged over election donations made to the Labour Party. (File photo) Paul Wicks QC, on behalf of the SFO, did not oppose name suppression, which was granted on an interim basis for all six defendants. The six defendants initially sat in the public gallery but were ordered by Judge Gibson to enter the dock, so media could take photographs and video of them, which cannot be published pending another hearing on name suppression.