article_snippet: Ibrahim Taguri told an undercover reporter posing as a wealthy Indian businessman that Ibrahim Taguri would be able to channel money via family members and backdate cheques to avoid appearing on public registers.
article_snippet: Ibrahim Taguri was also said to have promised big donations could ‘open doors’ and introduced the fake donor to key figures including Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander.
article_snippet: All donations of £7,500 or more are supposed to be publically registered.
article_snippet: The fake donor is alleged to have been told by Ibrahim Taguri that Ibrahim Taguri could channel a donation via a ‘cousin’ after explaining that Ibrahim Taguri wanted to remain ‘discreet’ about Ibrahim Taguri financial support.
article_snippet: Ibrahim Taguri went on to hand over a cheque for more than the £7,500 threshold beyond which donations must be publicly registered with the Electoral Commission.
article_snippet: Backdating a cheque could have allowed The fake donor to split the gift into smaller amounts of less than £7,500 – thus allowing Ibrahim Taguri to evade declaring Ibrahim Taguri name.
highlights_snippet: An undercover journalist was allegedly told that big donations could 'open doors' 