Indian Author Sentenced For U.S. Campaign Laws Violation

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 23:10 IST
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NEW YORK: Conservative Indian-American author and Obama-critic Dinesh D’Souza, who had pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign laws, has been spared a prison term, but sentenced to five years of probation, mandatory community service and fined USD 30,000.

D’Souza, 53, of California was sentenced on Tuesday before US District Judge Richard Berman for violating the federal campaign election law by making illegal contributions to a United States Senate campaign in the names of others. He was sentenced in a Manhattan federal court to five years of probation, with eight months during the first year to be served in a community confinement center.

In addition to the probationary term, Berman sentenced D’Souza to a mandatory eight-hour day of community service every week of his five-year term of probation, weekly counseling sessions and a USD 30,000 fine. Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said D’Souza attempted to illegally contribute over USD 10,000 to a Senate campaign, “willfully undermining the integrity of the campaign finance process.

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Source: PTI