Reason1332021

Plea bargain

Ray LaHood

Former US Secretary of Transportation (Obama administration); received $50K from Chagoury via Baaklini; paid $40K fine after misleading FBI statements. Confidence: high.

Sources

SOURCE-01OpenSecrets (2021): OpenSecrets, 2021www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/04/straw-donor-scheme-foreign-billionaire/

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