Hou, Pan Corrupted Campaign Using Straw Donors, U.S. Says
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Two of New York City Comptroller John Liu’s supporters conspired to corrupt his campaign by using straw donors to try to funnel thousands of dollars in contributions, a prosecutor told a federal jury in Manhattan.
Jia “Jenny” Hou, 26, Liu’s former campaign treasurer, and Xing Wu “Oliver” Pan, 47, a fundraiser for him, attempted to hide the true source of some campaign contributions and then conspired to obtain matching funds provided by New York City’s Campaign Finance Board, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Jacobs told the panel of seven women and five men today.