The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)—a formerly obscure federal law designed to help the government monitor foreign influence in the United States—is obscure no longer. In 2023, cases abound: a charge lodged against a sitting U.S. senator for conspiring to help Egypt maintain its halal food export monopoly; increased scrutiny regarding foreign contributions to non-profit and cultural institutions; and a Grammy award-winning musician who lobbied on behalf of the Chinese government.
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Originally Published by The New York Law Journal, 12 December 2023
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