A New York businessman has convicted in connection with A financial plan Foreign investors started more than $ 30 million and stole some stolen money in American political campaigns, including the funderizer for 2017 President Donald Trump During his first term.
Sheri Zu Lee, a 48 -year -old Oester Bay’s 48 -year -old, argued for a conspiracy to plot and conspiracy in the Federal Court on Wednesday, to cheat the US by disrupting the administration of the Federal Election Commission’s campaign finance laws. She faces a jail of up to 20 years and is sentenced on 5 December.
His lawyer, Kevin Keating on Wednesday refused to comment on the petition and allegations. He has been detained since his arrest in 2022.
Lee’s co-operative, Lianbo Wang convicted for similar allegations in March 2024 and was sentenced to five years in jail.
Prosecutors say the scheme lasted for almost a decade. Officials said Lee and Wang co -withdraw the investors, many of which were from China, contributing each $ 500,000 to a fictional development project, in which they were falsely promised to guarantee a legal permanent resident situation in the US. Officials said they used millions of dollars for personal expenses, including clothes, jewelry, housing, holiday travel and Upskale dining.
Lee and Wang also sold investors’ access to American politicians in Funders and used income to illegally contribute millions of dollars to American political operations and committees. The prosecutors said the campaign and committees were unaware of the scheme, and there was no allegation of criminal wrongdoing against them.
On June 28, 2017, Trump attended his 2020 repetition bid at his hotel in Washington. The prosecutors said that Li and Wang charged each of the 12 foreign nationals for admission to the incident, then the committee raised a money -raising committee used funds to give illegal contribution in their name to the money raising money.
The prosecutors said that Lee took a picture with Trump and his wife, Melania and later used it for donations for the fake development project.
Prosecutors said that other investors or possibilities were also found with Trump and other politicians, which included Lee or Wang, including the Democratic Sarkar, the then New York government. Andrew Kuoomo, the prosecutors said.
Lee and Wang, which are natural for American citizens, also contributed millions of dollars to other federal, state and local operations, which were not identified by the authorities.
“Lee cheated more than 150 victims through lies and deception in the United States and abroad and demanded profit by selling access to the Democratic process,” said in a statement, “Lee cheated more than 150 victims in the United States and abroad,” said in a statement. “In doing so, he tried to corrupt a fundamental institution in this country – a fair and transparent election free from illegal foreign influence.”
As part of his petition agreement, Lee agreed to seize $ 31.5 million and three properties.
Dave Collins, Associated Press