Federal officials announced Wednesday that it has previously reached a non-prosecution agreement with American Media Inc., in connection with its role in making the above-described $150,000 payment before the 2016 presidential election, according to officials.
As a part of the agreement, Media Inc. admitted that it made the $150,000 payment in concert with a candidate Trump’s presidential campaign, and in order to ensure that the woman did not publicize damaging allegations about the candidate before the 2016 presidential election, according to officials.
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Media Inc. further admitted that its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman’s story so as to prevent it from influencing the election.
Assuming Media Inc’s continued compliance with the agreement, the Office has agreed not to prosecute Media Inc. for its role in that payment.
The agreement also acknowledges, among other things, Media Inc.’s acceptance of responsibility, its substantial and important assistance in this investigation, and its agreement to provide cooperation in the future and implement specific improvements to its internal compliance to prevent future violations of the federal campaign finance laws.
These improvements include distributing written standards regarding federal election laws to its employees and conducting annual training concerning these standards.