A wealthy man had an affair with a porn star and didn't want his wife to know. He asked his lawyer to fix the problem, mainly because he was about to become a candidate for the U.S. Presidency.
His lawyer-fixer knew not to leave a traceable trail. He negotiated the settlement with the porn star to keep her mouth shut; the amount was $130,000.
The lawyer-fixer took out a private loan independent of his family finances because he didn't want his wife to know his sordid task.
The lawyer fixer paid the porn star, and he billed his client for $130,000, which the client recorded as "legal fees."
When the client reported the "bribe" as being "legal fees," that was a violation of the tax code and a lie, a misdemeanor crime.
Since the client also used money from the election campaign to make the payment, that became a violation of Federal Election Law and a felony crime.
Now, what is hard to understand about that?
The evidence is canceled checks with the perpetrator's signature, supporting correspondence, and actions observed by others.
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