Donor with ties to Biden, Trump, Clinton, and Obama sentenced to 12 years in prison | Print this article
Imaad Zuberi, a California venture capitalist and campaign fundraiser who worked to gain influence with prominent Republicans and Democrats, including former President Donald Trump and President Biden, was sentenced to a dozen years in prison for illegal donations and foreign agent lobbying schemes.
A judge also ordered him to pay $15.7 million in restitution, along with a criminal fine of $1.75 million.
Zuberi, 50, pleaded guilty in November 2019 to charges of tax evasion, making nearly $1 million in illegal campaign contributions using straw donations and foreign funds, and falsifying records of his extensive work as a foreign agent on behalf of Sri Lanka, as well as lobbying for individuals and governments from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, Bahrain, and Libya.
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Dealmaker, now awaiting sentencing, tried to work his way into Biden s inner circle He is close to VP Biden. . He is like adopted son to VP,” Imaad Zuberi wrote in newly released court records.
In this Nov. 22, 2019 file photo, Imaad Zuberi, left, leaves the federal courthouse in Los Angeles with his attorney Thomas O Brien, right, after pleading guilty to funneling donations from foreigners to U.S. political campaigns. | Brian Melley/AP Photo
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