THE ROLE OF YAH LIN ‘‘CHARLIE’’ TRIE IN ILLEGAL POLITICAL FUNDRAISING HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION MARCH 1, 2000 Serial No. 106–172 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/congress/house http://www.house.gov/reform For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:30 Mar 14, 2001 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\68344.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:30 Mar 14, 2001 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\68344.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 THE ROLE OF YAH LIN ‘‘CHARLIE’’ TRIE IN ILLEGAL POLITICAL FUNDRAISING VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:30 Mar 14, 2001 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\68344.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:30 Mar 14, 2001 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\68344.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 THE ROLE OF YAH LIN ‘‘CHARLIE’’ TRIE IN ILLEGAL POLITICAL FUNDRAISING HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION MARCH 1, 2000 Serial No. 106–172 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/congress/house http://www.house.gov/reform U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 68–344 DTP WASHINGTON : 2001 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:30 Mar 14, 2001 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\68344.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland TOM LANTOS, California CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida MAJOR R. OWENS, New York JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York STEPHEN HORN, California PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania JOHN L. MICA, Florida PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York DAVID M. MCINTOSH, Indiana ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana DC JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland MARSHALL ‘‘MARK’’ SANFORD, South DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio Carolina ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois BOB BARR, Georgia DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois DAN MILLER, Florida JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas JIM TURNER, Texas LEE TERRY, Nebraska THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois HAROLD E. FORD, JR., Tennessee GREG WALDEN, Oregon JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois DOUG OSE, California ——— PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont HELEN CHENOWETH-HAGE, Idaho (Independent) DAVID VITTER, Louisiana KEVIN BINGER, Staff Director DANIEL R. MOLL, Deputy Staff Director JAMES C. WILSON, Chief Counsel DAVID A. KASS, Deputy Counsel and Parliamentarian JIM SCHUMANN, Counsel LISA SMITH ARAFUNE, Chief Clerk PHIL SCHILIRO, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:30 Mar 14, 2001 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\68344.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on March 1, 2000 .............................................................................. 1 Testimony of: Trie, Yah Lin ‘‘Charlie’’ .................................................................................... 37 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Barr, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia: Exhibit 52 ................................................................................................... 126 Exhibit 56 ................................................................................................... 130 Exhibit 58 ................................................................................................... 133 Exhibit 59 ................................................................................................... 136 Exhibit 314 ................................................................................................. 235 Burton, Hon. Dan, a Representative in Congress from the State of Indi- ana: Exhibit 54 ................................................................................................... 6 Exhibit 55 ................................................................................................... 8 Exhibit 269 ................................................................................................. 39 Exhibit 270 ................................................................................................. 41 Exhibit 271 ................................................................................................. 44 Exhibit 272 ................................................................................................. 46 Exhibits 273 and 274 ................................................................................ 48 Exhibit 275 ................................................................................................. 51 Exhibit 276 ................................................................................................. 53 Exhibit 277 ................................................................................................. 56 Exhibit 278 ................................................................................................. 58 Exhibit 280 ................................................................................................. 85 Exhibit 282 ................................................................................................. 88 Exhibit 283 ................................................................................................. 90 FBI 302 of Mr. Trie ................................................................................... 582 Letter from the Federal Election Commission ........................................ 15 Transcribed interview of Mr. Trie ............................................................ 256 Horn, Hon. Stephen, a Representative in Congress from the State of California: Exhibit 249 ................................................................................................. 241 Exhibit 250 ................................................................................................. 244 Hutchinson, Hon. Asa, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas: Exhibit 140 ................................................................................................. 182 Exhibit 144 ................................................................................................. 188 Exhibit 145 ................................................................................................. 180 Exhibit 154 ................................................................................................. 193 LaTourette, Hon. Steven C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio: Exhibit 251 ................................................................................................. 202 Exhibit 252 ................................................................................................. 212 Exhibit 253 ................................................................................................. 216 Exhibit 255 ................................................................................................. 218 Exhibit 258 ................................................................................................. 198 Shays, Hon. Christopher, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut: Exhibit 14 ................................................................................................... 107 Exhibits 15 and 16 .................................................................................... 109 Exhibit 60 ................................................................................................... 247 Exhibit 62 ................................................................................................... 251 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:30 Mar 14, 2001 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\68344.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 IV Page Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by—Continued Souder, Hon. Mark E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Indiana: Exhibit 233 ................................................................................................. 156 Exhibit 235 ................................................................................................. 163 Exhibit 236 ................................................................................................. 171 Trie, Yah Lin ‘‘Charlie’’, prepared statement of ............................................. 25 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:30 Mar 14, 2001 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\68344.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 THE ROLE OF YAH LIN ‘‘CHARLIE’’ TRIE IN ILLEGAL POLITICAL FUNDRAISING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2000 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dan Burton (chairman of the committee)