Developer Convicted of Illegal Contributions to Sen. Harry Reid
Faces prison and big fines on three charges
A former Nevada powerbroker was convicted Wednesday of making illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Sen. Harry Reid.
A federal jury reached the verdict in the case against real estate developer and once powerful lobbyist Harvey Whittemore.
The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on charges of making excessive campaign contributions, making contributions in the name of another and causing a false statement to be made to the Federal Election Commission.
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I'm sure Mr. Reid has no idea. People never make excess contributions in expectation of special favors from their elected officials. So using fake names and stuff, how would Harry know? How would he know?