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Roland99

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Thu Oct 15, 2020, 04:34 PM Oct 2020

BREAKING: Elliott Broidy is set to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge during his arraignment Oct

https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/ex-trump-fundraiser-broidy-to-plead-guilty-cooperate-with-u-s
(Bloomberg) -- Elliott Broidy, a former top political fundraiser for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, plans to plead guilty to participating in an illegal foreign lobbying scheme and cooperate with investigators in the matter, according to a person familiar with the situation. Broidy was charged on Oct. 8 with illegally lobbying the Trump administration to stop investigating the embezzlement scandal at the 1MDB Malaysian state investment fund. Jho Low, a Malaysian fugitive who was charged as the mastermind of the 1MDB fraud, initially paid Broidy $6 million to lobby the U.S. Justice Department to stop its investigation and promised an additional $75 million if the lobbying succeeded, prosecutors said.

Two other people involved in the scheme have already pleaded guilty: George Higginbotham, a former Justice Department official, and Nickie Mali Lum Davis, a Broidy business associate.

Broidy is scheduled to be arraigned at a virtual hearing in Washington on Oct. 20.
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BREAKING: Elliott Broidy is set to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge during his arraignment Oct (Original Post) Roland99 Oct 2020 OP
Hey Donnie,here comes Wellstone ruled Oct 2020 #1
All the best people. triron Oct 2020 #2
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