United States v. Imaad Zuberi: Criminal Information

Reporting cited here

1. documented

   On or about December 27, 2016, Imaad Zuberi made a $900,000 donation in the name of Avenue Ventures to Donald Trump's presidential inaugural committee; ABC News independently reported the company donation from FEC records and Zuberi's attendance at Trump inaugural events.

   Criminal Information, paragraph 3; date, amount, committee, and Avenue Ventures name

   Zuberi gave $900,000 through Avenue Ventures to Trump's inaugural committee · Historical inaugural-committee donation

2. convicted

   Before Donald Trump commuted his sentence, Imaad Zuberi admitted obstruction arising from the investigation of the $900,000 inaugural-committee donation: after learning of the federal investigation, Zuberi met one contributor on February 25, 2019, refunded $50,000, and backdated the check to February 1 to make the refund appear earlier.

   Criminal Information, paragraphs 6–12; refund demand, February 25 meeting, backdating, and obstruction charge

   Zuberi backdated a $50,000 refund during the inaugural-donation investigation · Conduct included in guilty plea and sentence