A group of 32 Chinese citizens has sued Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D.) and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s brother, Anthony Rodham, over a venture aimed at manufacturing electric cars in the United States.

The Chinese investors filed a $17 million fraud lawsuit in Fairfax County, Virginia court last week, alleging that they were swindled out of about $560,000 apiece as a result of misrepresentations made by McAuliffe and Rodham, two of the most politically connected proponents of the business venture, Politico reported Tuesday.—More…