Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Is Pakistan Trying To Bribe U.S. Politicians?

Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai lives in this house in Fairfax. He is charged with participating in a long-term conspiracy to secretly act as an agent of the Pakistani government in the U.S. without disclosing that affiliation, as required by the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act. He is executive director of the Kashmiri American Council.

FBI Arrests Man As Agent Of Pakistan -- Washington Times

Cites peddling of influence.

A Virginia man was arrested Tuesday by FBI agents in a suspected influence-peddling scheme to funnel millions of dollars from the Pakistani government, including its military intelligence service, to U.S. elected officials to help drive India out of the disputed Kashmir territory in South Asia.

Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Fairfax, was charged with participating in a long-term conspiracy to secretly act as an agent of the Pakistani government in the U.S. without disclosing that affiliation as required by law.

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My Comment: Is this the reason why we give billions in aid to Pakistan? Since the death of Bin Laden, the U.S. - Pakistan relationship with all of its flaws is being exposed on an almost daily basis. It appears that this bribery and influence peddling case is just another example.

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