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Indian-American Author Pleads Guilty In Senate Campaign Scheme
NEW YORK: Conservative Indian-American author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, who has been critical of President Barack Obama through his works, pleaded guilty before a U.S. court to violating election campaign law by making illegal contributions to a Senate campaign.
D'Souza, 53, had in January pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Manhattan's top federal prosecutor India-born Preet Bharara and was scheduled to go on trial from May 19.
He, however, decided to change his plea and yesterday admitted during a hearing in Manhattan federal court before District Judge Richard Berman that he made two close aides to contribute $10,000 each to the senate campaign of Republican Wendy Long in 2012 with the understanding that he would reimburse them for their contributions.
He admitted that he knew that what he was doing was wrong and something the law forbids. The court then accepted the guilty plea.
"I deeply regret my conduct," he said in court.
"I knew that causing a campaign contribution to be made in the name of another was wrong and something the law forbids," he added.
The Mumbai-native faces a maximum sentence of two years in prison but according to his plea deal with prosecutors, the advisory sentencing guidelines call for a term in the range of 10-16 months when he is sentenced on September 23.
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Source: PTI
