Via Connie Brimmer

“Jia Hou, known as Jenny Hou, “is accused of participating in a scheme that used ‘straw donors’ to funnel to the campaign large, illegal contributions that were well above the individual limit authorized by the New York City Campaign Finance Board,” according to a statement by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and Janice Fedarcyk, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”

(Reuters) – The campaign treasurer for the New York City comptroller on Tuesday was charged with fraud for violating contribution limits and also charged with obstructing the government’s investigation of the suspected fraud, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney said.

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