Fundraiser resurfaces from 1996

[RogueTrooper]

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A controversial Chinese-American businessman embroiled in the much-investigated 1996 fundraising scandal has re-emerged as a donor to three Democratic presidential campaigns.

Campaign records filed with the Federal Election Commission show that George Chao-chi Chu, of San Francisco, contributed $2,000 each to the campaigns of Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Bob Graham (D-Fla.), and $1,000 to that of Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.).

Chu had been one of the Democratic Party’s top fundraisers at a time when so-called soft-money contributions were still legal, raising more than $500,000 before the scandal hit in 1997.

He also raised eyebrows because of his links to the Communist Chinese leadership in Beijing and to John Huang, the central figure in the widespread scandal. Federal regulators also investigated his import-export company, Da Tung International, throughout the previous decade.

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http://www.thehill.com/news/073003/fundraiser.aspx

[DagmarK]

1. I am Dean supporter.....but even I feel sorry for kerry, graham and geppie

on this one.....

Yikes.

Not that this implicates them in the chinese espionage scandal.....but they will have to answer some questions about it as part of their campaigns.


ON EDIT.......wait a second. Why would he give money to THREE presidential campaigns if it wasn't done just to taint those candidates?

[RogueTrooper]

2. Kick to the top

:dem:

[blm]

3. And was he convicted of something?

Or was this part of the GOP blowing scandal smoke up the American people's ass some more to smear Clinton?