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To: Bill who wrote (16867)	7/13/1998 4:07:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20981

The "most ethical administration in history" strikes again: Thai Charged for Illegal Donations By Michael J. Sniffen Associated Press Writer Monday, July 13, 1998; 3:20 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thai businesswoman Pauline Kanchanalak and her sister-in-law were charged today with funneling foreign contributions to the Democratic National Committee and other U.S. political committees. The 24-count indictment returned in U.S. District Court here charged the pair with conspiring to impede the Federal Election Commission and cause false statements to be submitted to it. Kanchanalak, 47, and her sister-in-law and business associate, Duangnet ''Georgie'' Kronenberg, 41, are the sixth and seventh people indicted by the Justice Department's campaign finance task force. According to the indictment, the pair used funds from foreign corporations and individuals -- including Pauline Kanchanalak herself and her husband, Jeb -- to make prohibited campaign contributions of at least $679,000 to the Democratic National Committee and other U.S. political committees. The foreign-sourced money was funneled through the accounts of Georgie Kronenberg and Praitun Kanchanalak, Kronenberg's mother and Pauline's mother-in-law, because they hold green cards as permanent resident aliens and are legally entitled under federal election laws to make contributions to U.S. campaigns with their own funds, the indictment said. Foreigners are barred from giving to U.S. campaigns and Pauline Kanchanalak, as a Thai citizen, cannot contribute to the nomination and election of candidates for political office in this country. Praitun Kanchanalak and Jeb Kanchanalak were named as unindicted coconspirators in the indictment. search.washingtonpost.com