Canadian Politics Today

What investigators said they found was evidence of a criminal “secret lobbying scheme” on behalf of someone in the federal prison system. That person — whose identity is redacted — allegedly plotted to ask the White House for a pardon or clemency in exchange for “substantial campaign contributions.” Prosecutors made reference to people serving as “lobbyists to senior White House officials” to make the desired request and using a third party to execute the potential bribe in the form of campaign contributions.