Dinners at Michelin-starred restaurants, free stays in suites at expensive hotels in Istanbul, luxury convertibles and various other “gifts” are enlisted by foreign powers in order to gain influence in the White House. The US Justice Department is trying to crack down on attempts by foreign officials to “buy off” US officials, and legal and illegal donations are at the center of a legal dispute. As the FT reports in just 12 months, criminal charges have been brought against Democratic senator Bob Menendez, who was convicted in the summer of accepting gold bullion and cash to act on behalf of Egypt. Linda Shan, a former aide to two New York governors, reportedly accepted an offer from China in exchange for favorable treatment of her husband’s business. In May, Texas Rep. Henry Quellard was accused of taking nearly $600,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank, and using the money to buy — among other things — a $12,000 dress […]
Source: News Beast
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