Ms. Hou's attorneys have asked U.S. Judge Richard Sullivan to prohibit Ms. Lee from testifying about the solicitations.
Gerald Lefcourt, Ms. Hou's attorney, described the verdict as "unjust" and said his client was not guilty of any crimes.
Ms. Lee told Ms. Hou's attorney, Gerald Lefcourt, that she didn't make the contributions in her own name because, "I was concerned about the perception" of an employee of the comptroller's office contributing to her boss's political campaign.
In February 2012, Mr. Bharara's office charged Jia Hou, campaign treasurer for New York City Comptroller John Liu, a mayoral candidate, with fraud and obstruction of justice.
On Thursday, Ms. Lee testified for a second day in Manhattan federal court at the trial of Jia "Jenny" Hou, Mr. Liu's former campaign treasurer, and Xing Wu "Oliver" Pan, a longtime campaign contributor.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who oversaw the case, said in a statement Ms. Hou and Mr. Pan "stuck a knife into the heart" of the city's campaign-finance law as part of a scheme "to corruptly advantage" Mr. Liu's campaign.
Mr. Pan and Ms. Hou denied wrongdoing and are exploring an appeal of the jury's verdict, according to their attorneys.
Liu's ex-campaign treasurer, Jia "Jenny" Hou, and former Liu fundraiser Xing "Oliver" Wu Pan are facing federal charges of conspiring to break campaign finance laws.
Court papers show Ms. Lee has received immunity from prosecutors in exchange for her testimony as a witness at next week's trial of former campaign treasurer Jia "Jenny" Hou and fundraiser Xing Wu "Oliver" Pan.
"It's prejudicial, " Gerald Lefcourt, an attorney for Ms. Hou, said in an interview.
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