American foreign agent who cheated SL out of $ 6 5 mn gets 12-year jail term in US island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Minister Vasudewa Nanayakkara yesterday told a gathering at Anuradhapura that he did not need to take COVID-19 vaccine for at least six months. Nanayakkara said that he had contracted the disease recently and had antibodies which would be effective for another six months or so. Minister Nanayakkara was found infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus in […]
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By Norman Palihawadana MP Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera yesterday said that while he had been initially critical of the quality of the Indian COVID-19 vaccine; he had taken the jab as he had to visit China soon. The Thera said that if he had not been inoculated he would have had to undergo a lengthy […]
‘Opportunist’ Political Donor Who Made Millions Peddling Influence Sentenced to 12 Years
A once high-flying political fundraiser who prosecutors said gave illegal campaign contributions to a host of U.S. politicians and evaded the payment of millions of dollars in taxes was sentenced Thursday to 12 years behind bars.
Imaad Zuberi, who prosecutors said ingratiated himself with politicos in both major parties and peddled the resulting influence to foreign governments, pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion, campaign finance violations, and failing to register as a foreign agent, according to the Justice Department.
“He used foreign money to fund illegal campaign contributions that bought him political influence, and used that influence to lobby U.S. officials for policy changes on behalf of numerous foreign principals,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, in a written statement.