Tory donor charged in Puerto Rico bribery scheme- If convicted on all charges, Vázquez Garced, Herrera Velutini and his consultant each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, according to US authorities. #USA #UK #ToryParty #Channel4News #NH

"US authorities have charged a significant donor to the Tory party, alleging that he illegally provided campaign donations to a former governor of Puerto Rico in a scheme to remove a senior banking regulator from his post. 

The charges brought by the US Department of Justice against Julio Herrera Velutini, a Venezuelan banker who relocated to London in recent years, threaten to rekindle controversy over Tory party fundraising. 

He has donated more than half a million pounds to the party since Boris Johnson took office, including £100,000 days before the 2019 general election. The donations were made through Britannia Financial, the Venezuelan financier’s London-based financial services group, which has not been accused of wrongdoing." 

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