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2022-04-29 Government Corruption
Obama's ambassador to Pakistan will plead guilty to lobbying for Qatar after taking $20,000-a-month from jailed playboy who pumped illegal cash into Biden AND Trump campaigns
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • Richard Olson, 62, is a former 34-year career diplomat at the State Department

  • He will plead guilty to illegally lobbying for Qatar and breaking a 'revolving door' rule that bans former federal employees from lobbying for one year

  • Prosecutors say he was paid $20,000 a month right after leaving government

  • He also accepted a $19,000 trip to the UK and other gifts while still in office

  • The lobbyist who paid him is Imaad Zuberi, who is serving a 12-year sentence

  • Zuberi helped illegally funnel foreign money to the campaigns of US politicians, including Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham
Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 He will be sentenced to a book deal and a couple lucrative board seats.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-29 07:04||   2022-04-29 07:04|| Front Page Top

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