By Terry Frieden/CNN

WASHINGTON (November 24) -- Democratic fund-raiser Howard Glicken was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 18 months probation and fined $80,000 for soliciting a political donation from an overseas source and hiding the contribution.

The 55-year-old Florida political operative pleaded guilty in July to accepting a $20,000 contribution to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 1993 from German businessman Thomas Kramer.

Glicken was also sentenced to perform 500 hours of community service for violating campaign finance laws.

Glicken avoided prison time by agreeing to cooperate with federal prosecutors on the Justice Department's campaign finance task force when he pleaded guilty.

Glicken was sentenced by Judge Henry Kennedy in U.S. District Court in Washington, who termed the sentence "stiff, and appropriately so."

The Coral Gables fund-raiser is one of 14 people charged to date by the Justice Department's task force which continues to probe possible violations of political campaign laws by Democratic fund-raisers.

Tuesday, November 24, 1998

• Democratic fund-raiser gets probation, fine
• Judge throws out 8 1/2 counts against Espy
• Pardon, not censure, for turkey at the White House
• Sources: GOP head count shows impeachment one vote ahead
• No independent counsel for Gore
• Reno's statement on Gore decision
• McDougal jubilant after jury finds her not guilty
• Starr: dealing with Tripp flawed
• Sen. Hagel eyes GOP campaign post
• Congressman makes Chicago mayoral bid
• Low-key Clyburn can be aggressive
• Friend says opponent confessed to killing state senator
• Government said to lag in Y2K fix

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