Posted 3/19/2024, 12:49:26 AM
Chinese Businessman Pleads Guilty to Illegal Campaign Donations Over $10K
- Chinese businessman Hui Qin pleads guilty to making over $10,000 in illegal straw donor campaign contributions
- Contributions went to Mayor Eric Adams, Rep. Andrew Garbarino, and former RI mayoral candidate Allan Fung
- Qin asked others to donate to campaigns he chose and agreed to reimburse them
- Qin concealed his activities from the politicians receiving donations
- U.S. Attorney says Qin engaged in a "brazen web of deception" regarding election authorities