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Prosecutors said Mr. DSouza arranged in August 2012 to have two friends each donate $10,000 on behalf of themselves and their spouses to Ms. Longs campaign, with the understanding that he would reimburse them. That resulted in a contribution of $20,000, which exceeded the $5,000 individual limit for the 2012 election cycle...
...Mr. DSouza declined to comment as he left the courtroom. But by midafternoon on Tuesday, there were three new posts on his Facebook page, including one that offered a link to Ms. Longs statement. Another was a reminder of the release date for his new book: Pre-order your copy here!
It's only technically illegal.Clearly, this is! Obama ! targeting poor Mr. D'Souza. He was just minding his business and reimbursing his friends as usual... suddenly, the big bad Justice Department comes in with ! Eric Holder ! and just so happened to catch him in an illegal act.
On the Kelly File he stated that he pled guilty to exceeding the campaign limit. Do you have other information?
Which crime did he admit committing?D'Souza didn't plead guilty to or admit guilt in violating the individual campaign limit. He admitted guilt to another crime.
Is it the word "individual" that you object to?D'SOUZA: I don't know. I mean, I was facing two charges, Megyn. The first one was exceeding the campaign financially limits. The second one was causing the government, the election commission to file a false report and that second charge carried five -- a maximum of five years in prison. So what happened is I pleaded guilty to the charge of exceeding the campaign financially limits and the government agreed to drop the other charge.
KELLY: There was never any doubt that you did it.
D'SOUZA: Right.
Exclusive: Dinesh D'Souza on why he pleaded guilty to campaign finance violation | Interviews | Fox News
We're aware of that, but what were the actual charges to which he pled guilty?D' Souzha would like you to believe that.
Dinesh DSouza pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of making campaign contributions in the names of other people, a violation of federal campaign finance laws.
Mr. DSouza told a judge in Federal District Court that he knew that making a campaign contribution in the name of another was wrong and something the law forbids.
I deeply regret my conduct, he added.
Are you pleading guilty to this crime because you are in fact guilty of it? the judge, Richard M. Berman, asked.
Yes, Your Honor, Mr. DSouza said.
We're aware of that, but what were the actual charges to which he pled guilty?
Was it a felony? In some states, he can vote when his sentence is fulfilled.Dinesh D'Souza: Criminal
I guess he won't be voting anymore. I'm sure politicians will still accept money from this criminal.
What he did isn't the point. The point is what he pled guilty to. The two aren't always the sameDo you need a statute in order to help your defense of this criminal? Really? He gave money to two "associates" to donate so he could get around the cap on finance laws. His silly statement implying that he merely exceeded the limit is an attempt to minimize the fraud.
Emphasis mine (some of the quote is just to explain why D'oosha was quick to capitulate):
I knew that causing a campaign contribution to be made in the name of another was wrong and something the law forbids, DSouza said, according to Newsday. I deeply regret my conduct.
Brafman added in his press statement: Mr. DSouza agreed to accept responsibility for having urged two close associates to make contributions of $10,000 each to the unsuccessful 2012 senate campaign of Wendy Long and then reimbursing them for their contributions. Given the technical nature of the charge, there was no viable defense.
Berman set DSouzas sentencing for Sept. 23.
In addition to capping the amount of jail time DSouza could face, the plea deal could help minimize attention to embarrassing aspects of the case that go beyond the illegality the author admitted to Tuesday.
Evidence disclosed in pre-trial motions indicated that two of the illegal donations were routed through DSouzas mistress, Denise Joseph, and her husband, Louis Joseph.
In 2012, D Souza resigned from his post as president of evangelical Kings College in New York following reports that he attended a South Carolina conference on Christian values accompanied by Denise Joseph and introduced her as his fiancee despite the fact that he was still married at the time to another woman.
He later said in a statement hed been separated from his wife for two years and had no idea that it is considered wrong in Christian circles to be engaged prior to being divorced, even though in a state of separation and in divorce proceedings.
We're aware of that, but what were the actual charges to which he pled guilty?
What he did isn't the point.
Non sequiturFraudulent Solicitation of Funds.
That's true - he plead guilty to one charge and, in exchange, they dropped the other.What he did isn't the point. The point is what he pled guilty to. The two aren't always the same
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