Dinesh D'Souza, the conservative author and filmmaker, is expected to plead guilty to a charge related to campaign finance violations at a hearing scheduled for Tuesday morning,
The New York Times reported.
Last week, the
52-year-old failed to win the dismissal of federal criminal charges pressed in January that he used straw donors to make excessive contributions to a 2012 New York Senate
candidate.
On Monday night, the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York sent out an advisory that a hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday, with language that signaled a plea is expected, according to the Times.
It was unclear, however, to what charge D'Souza might be pleading guilty.
D'Souza has been accused of
illegally directing others to contribute a total of $20,000 to the campaign of Wendy Long, a Republican who unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat, for a Senate seat from New York.
To date, D'Souza has insisted he did not act with any corrupt or criminal intent. Last week, his lawyer issued a statement saying, his actions were "at worst," an act of misguided friendship toward the candidate.
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