A Florida businessman has admitted to "a bizarre scheme" that allowed Edi Rama, now Albania's prime minister, to attend an event and meet with Barack Obama.
Illegal payments bought Albania's Rama "date with Obama"
A Florida businessman has admitted to "a bizarre scheme" that allowed Edi Rama, now Albania's prime minister, to attend an event and meet with Barack Obama.
Source: politico.eu
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The website is citing filings from federal court in Newark, New Jersey that show William Argeros, as part of his plea bargain, admitting to felony charges of "aiding and abetting an illegal foreign political donation and making a false statement to a grand jury."
Argergos also "admitted to teaming up with New Jersey limousine driver Bilal Shehu to receive USD 80,000 from a foreign source and route it to the Obama Victory Fund."
That money was used to allow Rama to attend an Obama fundraiser in San Francisco, where he took a photo with Obama, and later used it "to suggest Obama supported his election, which he won following in June 2013."
There have been no charges against Rama in Albania or the U.S. for making illegal donations in the latter country.
While what he did was illegal, surely it is not the gravest of crimes.
I would be more interested in where he got $80,000 and the later $100,000?
Was he really that rich from government wages and selling paintings that he could drop 180,000 for what is basically an advertising photo.
(Dwight, 27 July 2016 16:31)
Georgians are naive enough to think that the have something to do with the American Georgia and what about the American Albany? What do the Shqiptars think about it all? It would be surprising if one of you answers me instead of the silly poor comments.
(rote, 27 July 2016 16:02)
haha am I really reading gossip news here now.. are those Serbian media or North korea media... u guys have to come down to earth and stop propaganda.. u should better look to close your chapters and not trying to bring down your neighbers with peopaganda. this wont help u
(fiiona, 27 July 2016 13:06)
Mahh, B92 is going to publish every gossip from Albanian opposition against our PM.
Big news! He is accused for much more from the opposition – B92 I must help you.
(Joni, 27 July 2016 11:36)
As I understand it donations of such a nature are illegal, and if the US of Windbags was following its own laws it would do something, but so what if Rama met with Obama. What is going to come out of that? Nothing at all.
Mahh, B92 is going to publish every gossip from Albanian opposition against our PM.
Big news! He is accused for much more from the opposition – B92 I must help you.
(Joni, 27 July 2016 11:36)
haha am I really reading gossip news here now.. are those Serbian media or North korea media... u guys have to come down to earth and stop propaganda.. u should better look to close your chapters and not trying to bring down your neighbers with peopaganda. this wont help u
(fiiona, 27 July 2016 13:06)
As I understand it donations of such a nature are illegal, and if the US of Windbags was following its own laws it would do something, but so what if Rama met with Obama. What is going to come out of that? Nothing at all.
Georgians are naive enough to think that the have something to do with the American Georgia and what about the American Albany? What do the Shqiptars think about it all? It would be surprising if one of you answers me instead of the silly poor comments.
(rote, 27 July 2016 16:02)
While what he did was illegal, surely it is not the gravest of crimes.
I would be more interested in where he got $80,000 and the later $100,000?
Was he really that rich from government wages and selling paintings that he could drop 180,000 for what is basically an advertising photo.
(Dwight, 27 July 2016 16:31)
haha am I really reading gossip news here now.. are those Serbian media or North korea media... u guys have to come down to earth and stop propaganda.. u should better look to close your chapters and not trying to bring down your neighbers with peopaganda. this wont help u
(fiiona, 27 July 2016 13:06)
Mahh, B92 is going to publish every gossip from Albanian opposition against our PM.
Big news! He is accused for much more from the opposition – B92 I must help you.
(Joni, 27 July 2016 11:36)
As I understand it donations of such a nature are illegal, and if the US of Windbags was following its own laws it would do something, but so what if Rama met with Obama. What is going to come out of that? Nothing at all.
Georgians are naive enough to think that the have something to do with the American Georgia and what about the American Albany? What do the Shqiptars think about it all? It would be surprising if one of you answers me instead of the silly poor comments.
(rote, 27 July 2016 16:02)
While what he did was illegal, surely it is not the gravest of crimes.
I would be more interested in where he got $80,000 and the later $100,000?
Was he really that rich from government wages and selling paintings that he could drop 180,000 for what is basically an advertising photo.
(Dwight, 27 July 2016 16:31)