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Strident Obama critic sentenced to pay $30,000 fine for political finance fraud Dinesh D’Souza sentenced to pay $30,000 fine for political finance fraud
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A conservative scholar behind a high-grossing film condemning President Barack Obama has been sentenced to five years of probation in his campaign finance case.A conservative scholar behind a high-grossing film condemning President Barack Obama has been sentenced to five years of probation in his campaign finance case.
Dinesh D’Souza, of San Diego, also was fined $30,000 on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. He’ll be required to live for eight months at a confinement center in San Diego and was ordered to do community service.Dinesh D’Souza, of San Diego, also was fined $30,000 on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. He’ll be required to live for eight months at a confinement center in San Diego and was ordered to do community service.
He pleaded guilty in May to charges he arranged for straw donors to contribute to New York Republican Wendy Long’s failed US Senate bid.He pleaded guilty in May to charges he arranged for straw donors to contribute to New York Republican Wendy Long’s failed US Senate bid.
D’Souza was a policy analyst under President Ronald Reagan and is a prolific author known most recently for works critical of Obama. He made the 2012 the documentary 2016: Obama’s America.D’Souza was a policy analyst under President Ronald Reagan and is a prolific author known most recently for works critical of Obama. He made the 2012 the documentary 2016: Obama’s America.