Florida Man Admits Disguising Foreign Cash to Obama Campaign
- Argeros also pleads guilty to lying to grand jury about money
- Obama agreed to photo with foreign national who gave cash
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A Florida man pleaded guilty to helping funnel $80,000 in illegal foreign campaign contributions to a joint fundraising committee for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in 2012.
William Argeros, 57, also admitted Monday in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, that he lied to a grand jury in 2015. Argeros said he facilitated the transfer of the $80,000 to Bilal Shehu, a New Jersey resident who gave it to the committee.