Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is under investigation by the FBI. Investigation dates back to last year concerning donations to his gubernatorial campaign which believe they have violated the law.
The investigation “has nothing to do with the Clinton Foundation.” “This was an allegation of a gentleman who gave a check to my campaign,” McAuliffe said. “I didn’t bring the donor in. I didn’t bring him into the Clinton foundation. I’m not sure if I’ve even met the person, to be honest with you.” Donations that drew the interest of the investigators was $120,000 from a Chinese businessman, Wang Wenliang, through his U.S. businesses.
“Neither the Governor nor his former campaign has knowledge of this matter, but as reported, contributions to the campaign from Mr. Wang were completely lawful,” Elias said. Wang also has been a donor to other causes, including to New York University, Harvard and environmental issues in Florida.
The problem is that U.S. election law prohibits foreign nationals from donating to federal, state or local elections. Penalties for violations include fines and/or imprisonment. Wang still holds U.S. permanent resident status, which would make him a U.S. person under election law and eligible to donate to McAuliffe’s campaign.
GucciJefe • Sep 13, 2016 at 1:51 pm
its such a shame that people who work in the government cant even follow the rules themselves.