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Prosecutors said the California venture capitalist made unlawful campaign donations and intentionally concealed his work as a foreign agent.
Imaad Zuberi, left, leaves the federal courthouse with his attorney Thomas O’Brien, right, in Los Angeles, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Zuberi pleaded guilty to funneling donations from foreigners to U.S. political campaigns. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)
LOS ANGELES (CN) A California venture capitalist who donated $1 million to former President Donald Trump’s inauguration was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in federal prison for concealing his work as a foreign agent and obstructing a federal investigation into his contribution.
Through his San Francisco-based venture capital firm Avenue Ventures LLC, Imaad Shah Zuberi lobbied U.S. officials for years on behalf of foreign governments such as Turkey and Libya.