WASHINGTON: Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho – also known as Jho Low – and a founding member of hip-hop group Fugees have been indicted for making ille...
: Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho – also known as Jho Low – and a founding member of hip-hop group Fugees have been indicted for making illegal contributions to US president Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Michel allegedly paid about US$865,000 to about 20 “straw donors” so they could make donations in their names to a presidential joint fundraising committee. “To gain further access to and influence with Candidate A and his administration, Jho Low attended or arranged for his associates to attend events at the White House with Candidate A,“ the indictment said.According to the indictment, Michel and Low concealed their scheme from Obama and his campaign.Low remains at large and his whereabouts are unknown.“Mr. Low is innocent – and he is presumed innocent under US law,“ the statement said.
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