The documents show that Imaad Shah Zuberi plans to plead guilty to three charges covering five years of alleged crimes — a period when he was a prolific donor to Democratic candidates. His plea deal with federal prosecutors in Los Angeles does not cover a separate investigation in New York into Trump’s inaugural committee.

Zuberi, 49, came under intensifying scrutiny from investigators after the longtime donor to Democrats gave $900,000 to the president’s inaugural committee and $100,000 to help pay off lingering debt from the 2016 Republican National Convention. The Justice Department later subpoenaed the inaugural committee for any records related to Zuberi.

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Federal prosecutors say Zuberi used his venture capital firm to solicit foreign nationals and governments to hire him to lobby U.S. officials.

In many cases, investigators said, Zuberi took his clients’ money and spent it on himself, but he was able at times to meet with senior government officials and press for his clients’ interests.

Prosecutors also say he arranged dozens of illegal campaign contributions, often using others as straw donors, with money that was provided by foreign groups or individuals.

“Mr. Zuberi’s multifaceted scheme allowed him to line his pockets by concealing the fact that he was representing foreign clients, obtaining access for clients by making a long series of illegal contributions, and skimming money paid by his clients,” said Nick Hanna, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.

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A lawyer for Zuberi declined to comment.

U.S. authorities say Zuberi lobbied on behalf of a Bahraini citizen as well as the government of Sri Lanka. That government paid him $6.5 million, of which Zuberi spent more than $5.65 million on himself and his wife, court documents say.

The filings indicate Zuberi plans to plead guilty to tax evasion, violating federal election law, and submitting false statements under the law requiring agents of foreign entities to register their work with the government.

As part of his plea agreement, Zuberi will admit to making or soliciting more than $250,000 in illegal campaign contributions over a five-year period, officials said.

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On his tax returns, prosecutors say, Zuberi hid millions of dollars in income from the Internal Revenue Service. He is expected to appear in court next week.

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In an interview this year, Zuberi told The Washington Post he did not know why prosecutors would be interested in his interactions with Trump’s inaugural committee. He said then that he’d had no contact with authorities, adding that he was surprised to learn in news reports that his name was in a subpoena.

Zuberi said he had always supported politicians in both parties, with an emphasis on candidates who he thought would boost the economy and support American exports.

“I’m not giving based on party,” he said in the interview. “I’m giving based on people.”

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But Zuberi was candid in the interview about seeing a history of political giving as a way for those without powerful connections to open doors, saying that someday he may want to be an ambassador or receive a government appointment.

“It’s not something you pick up the phone or you pick up your checkbook and just start doing it two weeks before. You have to build a track record, right?” he said. “I’m not coming from a political family like the Kennedys or the Kerry family, where just my name will open doors. I have to give donations.”

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In the world of well-heeled political donors, Zuberi was noteworthy as someone whose donation pattern reversed once Trump became president.

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With his wife, Willa Rao, Zuberi donated more than $2 million to Democratic candidates and committees between 2004 and 2016, sums that put him in the upper echelon of fundraisers for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.