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FARA is administered and enforced by the FARA Unit of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES) within the DOJ's National Security Division (NSD). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Since 2016, there has been a 30 percent increase in registrations; [ 7 ] as of November 2022, there were over 500 active foreign agents registered with the FARA Unit.
The text of FARA does not explicitly state whether funding is sufficient to establish agency. There were changing positions regarding this issue, which is also mirrored in the case law. In the first report on FARA to the congress, Attorney General stated that an agent includes a person funded by a foreign principal.
It takes time to gather evidence of FARA violations that can strengthen a case like that against Sun, experts say. The fact that Sun allegedly obtained most of the kickbacks in unreported form ...
Zuberi previously donated to Democrats, including former President Barack Obama."In addition to violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), Zuberi is charged in a criminal information ...
Hunter was never charged with FARA violations — despite charges announced last year against a businessman who worked with one of the same Chinese firms. The pardon prevents Hunter from facing ...
Long title: An Act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for an issuer of securities registered pursuant to section 12 of such Act or an issuer required to file reports pursuant to section 15(d) of such Act to make certain payments to foreign officials and other foreign persons, to require such issuers to maintain accurate records, and for other purposes.
On August 31, 2018, Sam Patten, a Republican lobbyist, pleaded guilty to violating FARA in his unregistered work for a Ukrainian politician and a Ukrainian oligarch — and agreed to cooperate with the government. [159] On April 12, 2019, Patten was sentenced to three years' probation, 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine. [160]
Others have faced prison time for FARA violations. Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort, 75, was sentenced to 60 months for failure to register with the Justice Department about his ...