John Huang

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John Huang

A major figure in the 1996 U.S. campaign finance scandal, John Huang worked for Lippo Bank in California, Worthen Bank in Arkansas, and as deputy assistant secretary for international economic affairs in U.S. President Bill Clinton's Commerce Department before he became a chief fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee in 1996.["Campaign Finance Key Player: John Huang"], Washington Post, July 27, 1997["The Democratic Fund-Raising Flap: Timeline"], CNN.com, July 1, 1997Duffy, Brian, ["A Fund-Raiser's Rise and Fall"], Washington Post, May 13, 1997

On August 12, 1999, John Huang pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge for violating campaign finance laws and was sentenced to one year of probation. He was also ordered by U.S. District Court to pay a $10,000 fine and serve 500 hours of community service. Prosecuters said Huang was responsible for arranging about $156,000 in illegal campaign contributions from Lippo Group employees to the Democratic Party.["Former Democratic fund-raiser John Huang pleads guilty"], CNN.com, Aug. 12, 1999

Born in 1945 as Nanping in Fujian, his father Huang Tizhai, was a native from Wenzhou, Zhejiang and served the KMT. Huang and his father fled to Taiwan at the end of the Chinese Civil War before he eventually emigrated to the United States in 1969.["Campaign Finance Key Player: John Huang"], Washington Post, July 27, 1997

See also

• Timeline of Chinese espionage against the U.S.

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