Earlier this year, Dinesh D’Souza, a conservative author and documentary filmmaker, pled guilty to violating federal campaign finance laws. He incentivized an employee and a woman he was romantically involved with to donate $20,000 total to the campaign of Wendy E. Long, who was a close friend from Dartmouth College.

After D’Souza pled guilty, Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan said that he could face up to two years in prison.

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D’Souza’s lawyers asked for leniency stating that D’Souza is a notable scholar, community member and family member who “unequivocally accepted responsibility” for the campaign finance violations.

Instead of giving him a prison sentence, Judge Berman assigned D’Souza a probationary sentence, which includes eight months in a community confinement center and a $30,000 fine.

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