 [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
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