US EditionFormer top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme
- Former U.S. Ambassador Richard G. Olson has been sentenced to three years of probation and fined $93,350 for illegally aiding and advising Qatar and for not disclosing gifts received from a political fundraiser.
- Olson's involvement in helping Qatar was part of a broader Justice Department crackdown on unreported foreign influence campaigns. He was accused of deleting emails, lying to the FBI, and accepting first-class travel from a disgraced political fundraiser. Despite this, the judge believed a hefty fine was sufficient punishment.
- While Olson's lawyer argued that his actions were within his professional duty, the judge stressed the importance of upholding exemplary behavior from high-ranking diplomats. Olson's sentence serves as a message of deterrence to other public officials.
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Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former top U.S. ambassador was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine Friday for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser.
Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme
By ALAN SUDERMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top U.S. ambassador has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser. Richard G. Olson, the State Department’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the end of the Obam…
Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme
By ALAN SUDERMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top U.S. ambassador has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser. Richard G. Olson, the State Department’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the end of the Obam…
Former top U.S. diplomat under Obama sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme
A former top U.S. ambassador was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine Friday for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser.
Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top U.S. ambassador was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine Friday for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser. Richard G. Olson, the State Department’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the end of the Obama administration, pleaded guilty last year to il…
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