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Former U.S. Citizen Sentenced for Illegal Campaign Donations

4/18/2026

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U.S. District Judge James Peterson sentenced Roger Hoffman to 20 months in prison and fined him $150,000 for illegally funneling over $400,000 into U.S. political campaigns after renouncing his citizenship.
Hoffman, 70, a former Madison resident, became a Saint Kitts and Nevis citizen in 2009.
He pleaded guilty to making illegal donations from 2010 to 2020, using an assistant to bypass election laws.

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U.S. District Judge James Peterson sentenced Roger Hoffman to 20 months in prison and fined him $150,000 for illegally funneling over $400,000 into U.S. political campaigns after renouncing his citizenship.
Hoffman, 70, a former Madison resident, became a Saint Kitts and Nevis citizen in 2009.
He pleaded guilty to making illegal donations from 2010 to 2020, using an assistant to bypass election laws.