John Huang | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 79–80) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | University of Connecticut |
| Known for | Felony conviction |
Date apprehended | August 12, 1999 |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Economic Affairs | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
John Huang (Chinese:黃建南, born 1945) is a major figure in the1996 United States campaign finance controversy. He worked forLippo Bank inCalifornia andWorthen Bank inArkansas, and as deputy assistant secretary for international economic affairs in U.S. PresidentBill Clinton'sCommerce Department before he became a chief fundraiser for theDemocratic National Committee in 1996.[1][2][3]
Huang was born in 1945 atNanping inFujian. His fatherHuang Tizhai was a native ofWenzhou,Zhejiang and served theKMT. Huang and his father fled toTaiwan at the end of theChinese Civil War before he eventually emigrated to the United States in 1969[1] to study for anM.B.A. at theUniversity of Connecticut.[4]
After working as a loan officer at small banks aroundWashington D.C., Huang moved toKentucky andTennessee before becoming Vice President of Worthen Bank in Little Rock in 1984. He continued to work for Lippo at the same time.[4]
On August 12, 1999, Huang pleaded guilty to a felonyconspiracy charge for violating campaign finance laws and was sentenced to one year ofprobation. He was also ordered byU.S. District Court to pay a $10,000 fine and serve 500 hours of community service. Prosecutors said Huang was responsible for arranging about $156,000 in illegal campaign contributions fromLippo Group employees to theDemocratic Party.[5]
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