Under his deal with prosecutors, Patten is charged only with one criminal count. Patten used another American as a "straw purchaser," funneling the Ukrainian's money secretly to the inaugural committee through a Cypriot bank account. "Patten was aware at the time that the Presidential Inauguration Committee could not accept money from foreign nationals," prosecutors wrote in the filing. He also deleted documents "pertinent to his relationships" with the foreign political interests, according to the Justice Department prosecutors. In court, Patten conveyed the air of a solemn man aware of what he had done.

Source: CNN August 31, 2018 14:28 UTC