Established Fact
Foreign-connected campaign finance violations have resulted in federal criminal charges. In United States v. Michel, No. 1:19-cr-00148 (D.D.C.), prosecutors charged that fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low’s funds were funneled through straw donors into federal campaign committees supporting a presidential candidate, in violation of FECA’s prohibition on foreign national contributions and the straw-donor ban.
Citations
United States v. Michel, No. 1:19-cr-00148 (D.D.C.) (superseding indictment alleging conspiracy to make foreign national contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and to make contributions in the name of another in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30122, by funneling funds from Malaysian financier Jho Low through straw donors into federal campaign committees); see also Court Order, Dkt. No. 207 (D.D.C. Mar. 6, 2023), available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-dcd-1_19-cr-00148/pdf/USCOURTS-dcd-1_19-cr-00148-6.pdf.