A top political donor on Thursday was sentenced to 12 years in prison after allegedly providing illegal campaign contributions toPresident Biden and Sen. Lindsay Graham(R-S.C.).
Imaad Zuberi,who pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion, lobbying high-level U.S. officials while working as a foreign agent and campaign finance violations, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips and ordered to pay almost $16 million in restitution as well as a nearly $2 million fine, Politico reported.
Zuberi has been accused of setting up meetings between foreign and U.S. politicians and also running a straw donor plot.