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    Imaad Zuberi donated big to Trump's inauguration. Now prosecutors have questions

    by Alexa Diaz, Los Angeles Times Feb 08, 2019 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - When federal prosecutors subpoenaed President Donald Trump's inaugural committee Monday, they reportedly showed particular interest in its dealings with one donor: Imaad Zuberi.

    Zuberi donated $900,000 to the committee through a company named Avenue Ventures, according to data from Open Secrets. The subpoena requests all communications the committee had with him and the company, multiple news reports said, citing unidentified sources.

    Zuberi has been described as a Los Angeles venture capitalist, but he seems much more prominent in politics than in the local tech scene. So who is he? Here's what we know.

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