Chinese Billionaire Pleads Guilty to Making Straw Donation in New York and Rhode Island

Published on March 19, 2024

A Chinese billionaire pleaded guilty on Monday for engagement in a straw-donor scheme that funneled more than $10,000 in illicit contributions to multiple New York City and Congressional candidates, prosecutors said on Monday. Qin Hui, a 56-year-old Chinese citizen with homes in Old Westbury and Manhattan, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip, New York. He admitted that between 2021 and 2022, he gave money to others to make political contributions on his behalf. The court documents filed by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn don’t name the candidates. However, they identify receivers as a sitting member of the House of Representatives who represented the Eastern District of New York, a New York City public official, and a candidate for a Rhode Island congressional seat....

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