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DonViejo

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Tue May 20, 2014, 05:40 PM May 2014

In Obama’s America 2014, Dinesh D’Souza likely headed to prison

Anti-Obama author and filmmaker pleads guilty to campaign finance violation

IAN BLAIR


The water is rising for some in Obama’s America:

Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a campaign finance law violation, avoiding a trial that had been expected to begin the same day in a Manhattan federal court.

D’Souza, known for his biting criticism of President Barack Obama, pleaded guilty to one criminal count of making illegal contributions in the names of others. A second count concerning the making of false statements is expected to be dismissed once he is sentenced.

Prosecutors said D’Souza asked two friends and their spouses to contribute $10,000 each to Long’s campaign and then reimbursed them. At the time, campaign finance regulations limited individual donations to a maximum of $5,000 during an election cycle.


The American Conservative’s Rod Dreher’s teary words deserve some elucidation:

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http://www.salon.com/2014/05/20/in_obamas_america_2014_dinesh_dsouza_likely_headed_to_prison/
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In Obama’s America 2014, Dinesh D’Souza likely headed to prison (Original Post) DonViejo May 2014 OP
He pled guilty shenmue May 2014 #1
He pled guilty. He knows he is such. Dawson Leery May 2014 #2
:) napkinz May 2014 #3
When you look up schmuck in the dictionary Oilwellian May 2014 #4
You do the crime Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #5
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