UAE: Lobbyists charged with US campaign finance violations


Issue 1094 - 13 Dec 2019 | 1 minute read

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged eight individuals linked with breaching laws on campaign finance on behalf of a “foreign government” – believed to be the UAE – during the 2016 presidential election. The indictment against Ahmad Khawaja, George Nader and six others were made by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on 7 November, but was only unsealed on 3 December.

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