Monday, April 28, 2014
"Sant Singh Chatwal Pleads Guilty to Campaign Finance Fraud"
Money and Politics - Forever Linked...
Jill Colvin recently reported in the New York Observer:
"Hotel magnate Sant Singh Chatwal, who has lavished campaign cash on everyone from Hillary Clinton to Mayor Bill de Blasio, pleaded guilty today in Brooklyn federal court to campaign finance fraud and witness tampering, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch announced. Mr. Chatwal, 70, who runs a chain of luxury hotels and other companies, allegedly broke federal law by using straw donors–whom he called 'conduits'–to make more than $180,000 in illegal campaign contributions to three candidates in an effort to gain access and influence federal regulations, according to a federal complaint."
