Nigel Winfield

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Nigel Winfield is an American businessman and convicted felon who once ran a company in Cyprus called FN Aviation. He did some dealings with Bob Ney, a Republican congressman from Ohio who later pleaded guilty to bribery charges. Specifically, he paid for a February 2003 trip to London for Ney and an aide, and in return Ney personally lobbied then-Secretary of State Colin Powell to ease U.S. sanctions against Iran.[1]

Winfield pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion in 1988; he pleaded guilty to hiding $11.3 million in income from the IRS.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hosenball, Mark. "Lobbying: The Web Widens". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 18, 2006. Retrieved 2006-01-23.
  2. ^ Davis, Kevin (March 17, 1992). "Prison Transfers Ex-rancher To Dania Halfway House". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved June 7, 2015.