The New York Times 02/29/12 David W. Chen & Benjamin Weiser
“City Comptroller’s Campaign Treasurer is arrested on Fraud Charges”
The campaign treasurer for John C. Liu, the city comptroller, was charged with fraud and obstruction of justice on Tuesday as an expanding federal investigation of the comptroller’s fund-raising reached inside Mr. Liu’s inner circle for the first time.
The treasurer, Jia Hou, 25, is accused of helping to funnel illegal campaign money to Mr. Liu by using straw donors and impeding investigators’ efforts to gather information about the fund-raising.
The arrest came two weeks after Xing Wu Pan, a top fund-raiser for Mr. Liu, a popular Democrat from Flushing, Queens, was indicted on similar charges after organizing a fund-raiser in August. Prosecutors said straw donors were promised reimbursement for their contributions by a donor who wished to exceed the legal limit of $4,950 for individual donations.
Common Sense Review
Note to John C. Lui, You are campaigning to control New York City’s pocket book; you might want to surround yourself with people who won’t be charged with fraud.
I am amazed that the person running for Comptroller of New York City doesn’t already know this…
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