Ex-U.S. diplomat pleads guilty in Qatar lobbying plot, names general
Retired U.S. diplomat Richard G. Olson pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor ethics offenses and asked why retired four-star Marine general John G. Allen has not been charged, becoming the latest high-powered Washington figure enmeshed in a federal probe into the lucrative battle for influence waged in Washington between Qatar and the U.A.E.
