Sentence examples for improper contributions from inspiring English sources

The most prominent clemency case involves whether Marc Rich, then a fugitive commodities trader, in effect bought his pardon through improper contributions to Mr. Clinton's causes.

The Federal Election Commission accused Mr. Kushner, who is the chairman of Kushner Companies, of making improper contributions totaling $540,900 from 1999 to 2000.

According to an affidavit from the prosecutor's office, the improper contributions were made by Trone's companies to the 2014 gubernatorial campaign of then-Lt.

Initially, the commission's general counsel tied the fund-raising methods directly to Mr. Buchanan, finding he "knowingly and willfully" accepted the improper contributions, according to internal investigative reports that the commission made public just last month.

An article on Feb. 24 about investigations into the campaign finances of Representative Vern Buchanan, Republican of Florida, referred incorrectly to the context of a quotation from the Federal Election Commission on improper contributions.

While he has called Mr. Chang a friend, the senator has insisted that he was unaware of the improper contributions to his campaign, which have since been donated to charities.

But last week's Washington Post report that Trump had paid the IRS a $2,500 penalty for the "improper" contribution sparked renewed scrutiny, quickly followed by a "he-said, she-said" disagreement this week over whether Trump and Bondi had ever actually discussed the affair.

Its belated disclosure triggered a Federal Elections Commission investigation into whether or not it constituted an improper contribution.

Early in 2009, he came under scrutiny again, when it came to light that federal agents had raided the offices of the PMA Group, a major Washington lobbying firm, in November 2008 as part of an investigation into potentially improper campaign contributions.

The city's Campaign Finance Board yesterday fined Alan G. Hevesi, the former city comptroller, along with several other candidates in last year's elections for accepting improper campaign contributions.

They said the state would seek job sanctions, including dismissal, against 15 staff members who made improper campaign contributions in exchange for promotions, favorable transfers or jobs.