An Oyster Bay woman accused of "selling access to the democratic process" by pocketing with a partner more than $30 million in exchange for legal residency, access to President Donald Trump and other politicians, or the belief a phony company would go public, pleaded guilty to her role in the scheme, federal prosecutors said.
As part of her plea to money laundering and conspiracy charges, Sherry Xue Li, 53, agreed to turn over $31.5 million she and a business associate collected in the fundraising scheme, according to a news release.
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