Ex-Democratic fund-raiser Chung told U.S. investigators that military intelligence chief secretly directed $300,000 to help president in '96. Embassy spokesman denies Beijing was involved in elections.
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"Chung, 44, a Taiwan-born American citizen who lives in Artesia, Calif., was one of the most prominent figures in the 1996 campaign finance scandal. He contributed more than $400,000 to various Democratic campaigns and causes, visited the White House no fewer than 50 times and brought numerous Chinese associates to events with the president and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton."