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Former top US diplomat sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme

Por: WPLG Local 10 Politics September 16, 2023

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WASHINGTON – A former top U.S. ambassador was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine Friday for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser.Richard G. Olson, the State Department’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the end of the Obama administration, to illegally providing aid and... + full article



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