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Major Obama Donor Accused of Fraud

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Allegedly stole more than $650,000.

Abake Assongba is a major Obama donor, having contributed more than $50,000 to the president’s reelection campaign this year. She’s also been accused of impersonating a bank official and defrauding a businessman and is currently involved in a Florida civil-court case in which she’s accused of stealing $650,000 to build a multimillion-dollar house. The Obama campaign has denied comment on the accusations, but has, in the past, returned contributions from donors later found to have federal charges against them.

Read it at The Associated Press