Harvey Whittemore was found guilty today on three counts of making illegal campaign contributions to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) totaling $138,000, reports the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Jurors are still deliberating on the the charge that Whittemore lied to the FBI. The trial began May 14 and concluded Tuesday.
Whittemore, a former lobbyist and political power broker, is charged with using family and employees as conduits to make donations to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2007. He’s also charged with causing Reid to file a false report with the Federal Election Commission and with lying to the FBI.
He pleaded not guilty to all four charges. If convicted, he could face five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.
