A Chinese entertainment magnate who pleaded guilty to making more than $10,000 in illegal political campaign donations to three candidates, agreed in federal court on Thursday to give up his green card and leave the United States.
Hui Qin, 55, had been in jail in Brooklyn since his arrest in October.
One of the candidates was Mayor Eric Adams, according to two people familiar with the case, though none of the campaigns knew the donations were illegal, prosecutors said.
In March, Mr. Qin pleaded guilty to charges of making campaign contributions in the names of others, immigration fraud and producing false identification.
His company collapsed, he was the target of lawsuits and his wife, Emma Liu, left him, Mr. Mazurek said.
Persons:
Hui Qin, Eric Adams, Qin, Henry Mazurek, Joan M, ”, Emma Liu, Mazurek
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Locations:
United States, Brooklyn, Long, China