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Conservative political commentator and author Dinesh D’Souza, who made the film “2016: Obama’s America,” pleaded guilty to violating U.S. campaign finance law by using straw donors to exceed federal limits.
D’Souza’s guilty plea came on the day he was to begin trial on felony charges that he illegally reimbursed two close associates for contributing a total of $20,000 in 2012 to U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long, a New York Republican. Federal law limits campaign contributions to $5,000 per individual in an election cycle.
D’Souza, of San Diego, had claimed that he was singled out for prosecution because of his views opposing President Barack Obama. The Federal Election Commission usually files civil claims in cases such as his, D’Souza said. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called the claim of selective prosecution baseless.
“We will investigate and prosecute violations of federal law, particularly those that undermine the integrity of the democratic electoral process, without regard to the defendant’s political persuasion or party affiliation,” Bharara said in a statement. “That is what we did in this case and what we will continue to do.”
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The cries of he was "selectively singled out" from the Conservatives in 4...3...2...1....
Anyways his documentary was a conspiracy hack show, his books are terrible, and he is a crook.