A wealthy donor to President Trump’s inaugural committee has agreed to plead guilty to charges he engaged in a multimillion-dollar lobbying scheme in which he arranged illegal campaign donations, concealed from the government the truth about his work and cheated on his taxes, according to court papers filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday.The documents show that Imaad Shah Zuberi plans to plead guilty to three charges covering five years of alleged crimes — a period when he was a prolific donor to Democratic candidates. His plea deal with federal prosecutors in Los Angeles does not cover a separate investigation in New York into Trump’s inaugural committee.
Zuberi, 49, came under intensifying scrutiny from investigators after the longtime donor to Democrats gave $900,000 to the president’s inaugural committee and $100,000 to help pay off lingering debt from the 2016 Republican National Convention. The Justice Department later subpoenaed the inaugural committee for any records related to Zuberi.
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