▁and ▁helping ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Senate . ▁During ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁nominated ▁Nem az ee ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Argentina . ▁Due ▁to ▁Cong r essional ▁concerns ▁about ▁Nem az ee ' s ▁con vol uted ▁and ▁controvers ial ▁business ▁deal ings , ▁the ▁nom ination ▁was ▁subsequently ▁with dra wn ▁More ▁recently , ▁Nem az ee ▁served ▁as ▁Fin ance ▁Chair man ▁to ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ' s ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 0 8 ▁president ial ▁campaign , ▁and ▁also ▁don ated ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( the ▁maximum ▁amount ) ▁to ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁President ial ▁In aug ural ▁Committee . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Nem az ee ▁was ▁a ▁bund ler ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁President ial ▁In aug ural ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁Hass an ▁Nem az ee ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁def ra ud ing ▁C iti ▁bank ▁by ▁using ▁false ▁documents ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁loan . ▁ ▁Nem az ee ' s ▁additional ▁fra ud s ▁exceed ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁Mill ion , ▁according ▁to ▁Federal ▁pro sec utors ▁▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁multiple ▁counts ▁of ▁bank ▁fra ud ▁and ▁wire ▁fra ud ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 2 ½ ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁by ▁U