James Riady, a senior official of the Lippo Group, which employed Huang, was scheduled to go on the trip, but apparently did not.

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Huang was charged with conspiring with other Lippo Group executives to reimburse employees who made contributions to political candidates between 1992 and 1994, including the campaign of Michael Woo, a 1993 candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, and the California Victory Fund '94, which benefited the campaign efforts of Democratic Sen.

CNN: Huang charged with single finance felony count

"The property market is unlikely to see much improvement even in the second half of the year, " Huang Wenzai, chairman of luxury-property developer Star River Group, said.

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Huang, a former executive with the Indonesia-based Lippo Group and a former aide at the Clinton Commerce Department, was charged with a lone felony count Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

CNN: Huang charged with single finance felony count