Dinesh Joseph D'Souza (; born April 25, 1961) is an Indian-American conservative political commentator, author, and filmmaker. From 2010 to 2012, he was president of The King's College, a Christian school in New York City.
Convictions
On May 20, 2014, D'Souza pleaded guilty in federal court to one charge of using a "straw donor" to make an illegal campaign contribution to a 2012 United States Senate campaign, a felony. On September 23, he was sentenced to eight months in a halfway house near his home in San Diego, five years probation, and a $30,000 fine. On May 31, 2018, D'Souza was issued a full pardon by President Donald Trump.