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Macau developer linked to Jesse Jackson Jr. in court filing
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Thu May 4, 2017 | 1:27pm EDT
Macau developer linked to Jesse Jackson Jr. in court filing
By Brendan Pierson
U.S. prosecutors say that a billionaire real estate developer from Macau accused of paying bribes to a former United Nations General Assembly president also gave gifts to former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., according to court papers.
In papers filed this week in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors said the developer, Ng Lap Seng, made gifts to a U.S. representative in return for introductions to U.S. officials and business people.
The prosecutors have not claimed that the gifts were illegal or identified the representative by name. But Ng's lawyers in a motion on Monday said it was Jackson, an eight-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois, and the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr.
Prosecutors said that starting in 2009, Ng gave the Democratic congressman gifts including cash, a watch, theater tickets, hotel rooms and meals.
They also said Ng, who was previously linked to a campaign fundraising probe during former U.S. President Bill Clinton's administration, made more payments after Jackson left Congress in 2012 amid a federal investigation.
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Macau developer linked to Jesse Jackson Jr. in court filing
By Brendan Pierson
U.S. prosecutors say that a billionaire real estate developer from Macau accused of paying bribes to a former United Nations General Assembly president also gave gifts to former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., according to court papers.
In papers filed this week in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors said the developer, Ng Lap Seng, made gifts to a U.S. representative in return for introductions to U.S. officials and business people.
The prosecutors have not claimed that the gifts were illegal or identified the representative by name. But Ng's lawyers in a motion on Monday said it was Jackson, an eight-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois, and the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr.
Prosecutors said that starting in 2009, Ng gave the Democratic congressman gifts including cash, a watch, theater tickets, hotel rooms and meals.
They also said Ng, who was previously linked to a campaign fundraising probe during former U.S. President Bill Clinton's administration, made more payments after Jackson left Congress in 2012 amid a federal investigation.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-corruption-idUSKBN1802CA
