California businessman Imaad Zuberi, far left, leaves the federal courthouse in Los Angeles with his attorney Thomas O’Brien, right, on Nov. 22, 2019.
California businessman Imaad Zuberi, a major Democratic donor who raised large sums of money from foreign countries for former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary, was described by local prosecutors Thursday, Feb. 18, as a “mercenary” who exerts influence for political purposes. “mercenary” and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Zuberi was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for allegedly funneling foreign money into U.S. political campaigns and stuffing millions of dollars into his own pocket, the Los Angeles Times reported. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel J. O’Brien said Zuberi “was purely a mercenary, sending money to people he believed would get elected.
The report also included a leaked email. In the email, Hillary’s campaign manager, Robby Mook, told his colleagues, “I can take the money and handle any attacks.”
Zuberi is no slouch, not only attending Hillary’s election night party in New York City, but also co-chairing Trump‘s Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC).
Zuberi has made more than $950,000 in illegal contributions to Obama, Clinton and other political committees. He even tried to get into Biden‘s circle, according to Just The News.
But that attempt may have gone both ways, according to the report. After the 2012 election, a longtime adviser urged Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, to build relationships with a group of wealthy political donors to “bring them closer to the Biden team,” according to the Daily Caller. One of those businessmen is Zuberi. But it is not clear whether Hunter has established a relationship with him.
In addition to making money for himself, Zuberi also raised $270,000 for Clinton and $1.3 million for Obama.
Zuberi pleaded guilty to three information charges for “violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act,” one for making false statements about the FARA dossier, one for tax evasion, and one for illegal contributions to political campaigns.
Assistant National Security Attorney John C. Demers said in a press release, “Zuberi turned an unregistered foreign agent into a U.S. businessman.”
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