纽约时报中文网 - 英文原版-英Chinese Magnate Admits to Making Straw Donations to NY Politicians
March 19, 2024 2 min 267 words
这篇报道揭露了一位中国富豪向纽约政治人物进行假捐款的行为。这种违法行为不仅败坏了政治道德，也严重破坏了公众对政治体系的信任。富豪阶层滥用财富干预政治，不仅违反了法律，也挑战了公平竞争的基本原则。此类事件凸显了财富与权力之间的危险联系，以及对透明和道德行为的迫切需求。政治家应该在接受捐款时更加审慎，确保资金的合法性和透明度，以避免被操纵或受到不当影响。这也呼吁监管部门对政治捐款的来源进行更加严格的监管和审核，以维护政治生态的健康发展。
A Chinese business titan pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges that he made more than $10,000 in straw donor contributions to political candidates — including, a person familiar with the case said, to a New York congressman and Mayor Eric Adams.
Hui Qin, 56, of Old Westbury, N.Y., who was once listed on Forbes magazine’s list of billionaires, ran a now-defunct entertainment business called SMI Culture. But he has been in federal custody since the fall, when he was arrested at an apartment he kept at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan on charges of using fake identification.
Mr. Qin asked others to contribute to political campaigns of his choosing, and he agreed to reimburse them, in 2021 and 2022, according to prosecutors. The other figures who received donations were Representative Andrew Garbarino of Long Island and Allan Fung, a former mayor of Cranston, R.I., who ran for Congress, the person familiar with the case said. Both are Republicans, while Mr. Adams is a Democrat.
Mr. Qin concealed his activities from the officials he was raising money for, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. As a result, they unwittingly filed false reports.
Breon S. Peace, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement that Mr. Qin had admitted to “engaging in a brazen web of deception” that spread lies to the authorities overseeing elections.