FBI: Pakistani spy agency secretly lobbied U.S. lawmakers

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Source:Raw Story
By Stephen C. Webster

Republicans and Democrats were the recipients of about $2 million in lobbying dollars secretly funneled into a U.S. nonprofit by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, U.S. law enforcement officials said in court documents filed Tuesday.

Syed Ghulam Fai, who chaired the Kashmiri American Council, and Zaheer Ahmad, were arrested earlier today on charges that their group acted as an unregistered front for the ISI and Pakistan's government, receiving millions in donations from foreign sources.

FBI agent Sarah Webb Linden wrote in court documents that the group took in up to $700,000 a year from Pakistan and distributed much of it to U.S. lawmakers in both parties.

Recipients included the National Republican Senatorial Committee ($4,500), President Barack Obama ($250), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ($250), Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) ($2,000), Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) ($2,000) and others.

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