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Indian-American Pleads Not Guilty To Campaign Finance Fraud
"There was no 'quid pro quo' in this case," Brafman said, adding that D'Souza "did not act with any corrupt or criminal intent whatsoever. At worse, this was an act of misguided friendship by D'Souza."
Assistant US Attorney Carrie Cohen said D'Souza had arranged for two individuals and their spouses to contribute a total of USD 20,000 in August 2012 to Long's campaign.
D'Souza had later reimbursed the donors, Cohen said.
According to US laws, a person can donate a maximum amount of USD 5,000 to a political candidate, with up to USD 2,500 allowed for primary campaigns and USD 2,500 for general election campaigns.
During the plea hearing, prosecutors for the first time identified the Senate candidate as Long, the Republican who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand in 2012.
Long had not been identified in the indictment.
Prosecutors said D'Souza had gone to Dartmouth College with Long.
Long has told the government that D¿Souza lied to her about the source of he donations.
She said D'Souza had exceeded campaign contribution limits by giving her cash through two of his married friends.
"One worked with him and the other lived with him," Cohen said.
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Source: PTI
