Sentences with phrase «for illegal campaign donations»
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City Comptroller John Liu has not stopped attending events or City Council hearings in the week after his campaign treasurer Jia «Jenny» Hou was charged with funneling illegal donations to his mayoral war chest even as Democratic insiders are questioning how a bid for Gracie Mansion could possibly take place.
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The elder Mr. Kushner built the family's real estate business into a multibillion - dollar empire of apartments and land until he was sent to federal prison in 2005 for tax evasion, witness tampering and illegal campaign donations, many of them to Democratic candidates.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign plans to return $ 32,200 to seven contributors, just weeks after it was disclosed that state and federal investigators were looking into possibly illegal donations to his 2013 run for City Hall.
The street campaign organization, dubbed «V15» — «Victory 2015» — became a talking point this week for the Likud Party, as its Knesset members charged that the nonprofit's activities violate election laws by collecting foreign donations from American Jewish peaceniks — billionaire Danny Abraham and healthy snacks entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky — on behalf of left - wing parties, and engaging in illegal campaign propaganda.
Corporations have little influence when it comes to direct campaign donations, since currently it illegal for corporations to donate directly to political campaigns.
It is illegal, however, for the party committees to agree with donors in advance that the money is destined for individual campaigns, a process referred to as earmarking the donations.
Liu and his campaign have been under a microscope since November, when contributor Oliver Pan was arrested by the feds for allegedly channeling $ 16,000 in illegal donations through stand - in donors, who each gave $ 800.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The corruption trial continued Thursday for fundraisers attempting to solicit illegal donations for New York City Comptroller John Liu's mayoral campaign.