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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Volume:
36
Issue:
10
Abstract:
On October 20, 2020, former Trump Campaign fundraiser pleaded guilty to violating Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) charges in a criminal information in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.[1] This article discusses the case and how it illustrates the latest incident of “strategic corruption” in the U.S.
[1] United States v. Elliott Brody, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case 1:20-cr-00210-CKK, Criminal Information, paragr. 2, Oct. 6, 2020. U.S. Department of Justice, Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty for Back-Channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove a Chinese Foreign National, Press Rel. 20-1134, Oct. 20, 2020.