Washington, Jan 24
Indian-American filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, whose documentary "2016: Obama's America" took a critical look at President Barack Obama, has been indicted on charges of using straw donors to illegally donate to a 2012 Senate campaign. And the man charging him is none other than Indian-American attorney Preet Bharara.
Conservative commentator and author D'Souza allegedly made and arranged $20,000 in campaign donations to an unnamed campaign in 2012 and then reimbursed those who were directed to make contributions, according to the indictment by a federal grand jury in New York City.
Federal election law limits individual campaign contributions to a federal candidate to $2,500 each for a primary and general election campaign. The law also bars any person from making contributions in the name of others or reimbursing another person's contribution.
D'Souza, 52, is expected to be arraigned in Manhattan federal court on Friday.
D'Souza was charged with one count of making illegal campaign donations in the name of others and a second count of making false statements about those donations.
By:IANS