Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american venture capitalist”. Today it says “american businessman and republican fundraiser”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Business; New York State Common Pension Fund conviction; Donald Trump administration; Sex scandal; Recent business; Lobbing for Guo Wengui's Extradition”.
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Elliott B. Broidy (born 1956/1957) is an American former lobbyist and businessman.1 From 2005 to 2008, he served as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). In 2009, he was convicted in a public corruption and bribery case in New York.2 From 2017 to April 2018 he was a deputy finance chairman of the RNC, resigning after The Wall Street Journal reported that he had been a party to a non-disclosure agreement with former Playboy Playmate Shera Bechard , under which he paid $1.6 million for her silence about a sexual affair between them. As of May 2019, the United States Department of Justice was investigating Broidy's business and political dealings.3 In October 2020, Broidy pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent working for Chinese and Malaysian interests. He sought to lobby the highest levels of the U.S. Government to deport a dissident of the People's Republic of China (PRC) living in the United States, and tried to arrange meetings for a PRC Minister with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other high-level officials during the PRC Minister's visit to the United States, all while concealing the foreign principals he represented.4 He had been charged as part of a federal probe into efforts to influence the Trump administration to stop investigations about a 1MDB Malaysian state fund fraud. The New York Times .5 "Major RNC, Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy pleads guilty to acting as unregistered foreign agent" .
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Elliott Broidy is an American venture capitalist, Republican fundraiser and philanthropist from Los Angeles, California .
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American venture capitalist and Republican fundraiser Elliott B.Broidy (born 1956/1957) is an American venture capitalist , businessman, and Republican fundraiser .From 2005 to 2008, he served as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC).From 2017 to April 2018 he was a deputy finance chairman of the RNC, resigning after The Wall Street Journal reported that he had been a party to a non-disclosure agreement with former Playboy Playmate Shera Bechard , under which he paid $1.6 million for her silence about a sexual affair between them.As of May 2019, the United States Department of Justice was investigating Broidy's business and political dealings.
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American venture capitalist and Republican fundraiser Elliott B. Broidy (born 1956 or 1957) is an American former unregistered lobbyist and businessman.From 2005 to 2008, he served as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and deputy finance chairman of the RNC from 2017 to 2018.From 2017 to April 2018, Broidy was a deputy finance chairman of the RNC, resigning after The Wall Street Journal reported that he had been a party to a non-disclosure agreement with former Playboy Playmate Shera Bechard , under which he paid $1.6 million for her non-disclosure of details related to an affair between them.He also resigned his seat on the board of the Republican Jewish Coalition . In October 2020, Broidy pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent working for Chinese and Malaysian interests, for allegedly concealing the foreign principals he represented. Broidy was charged as part of a federal probe into efforts to influence the Trump administration to stop investigations about a 1MDB Malaysian state fund fraud. "Major RNC, Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy pleads guilty to acting as unregistered foreign agent" . "Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency – The White House" .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american venture capitalist”. Today it says “american businessman and republican fundraiser”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Business; New York State Common Pension Fund conviction; Donald Trump administration; Sex scandal; Recent business; Lobbing for Guo Wengui's Extradition”. Read the current article and compare.
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american venture capitalist
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american businessman and republican fundraiser
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Business
New York State Common Pension Fund conviction
Donald Trump administration
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Lobbing for Guo Wengui's Extradition
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