How hard is it to catch campaign donors who give money in other people's names?

It would seem pretty difficult to catch these types of violations. You would almost need one of those involved to come forward with a complaint. I wonder what percentage of these violations are caught, but it could be very small.

A wealthy donor to high-profile Democrats, including Vice President Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges he made illegal campaign contributions.



Delaware liquor executive Christopher Tigani faced two counts of willfully making campaign contributions in the names of others — a violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act — and two counts of making false statements on his tax returns, according to court documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Delaware on Thursday. . . .