Mark Middleton was an American businessman and lawyer who served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton in the White House during the 1990s.
Middleton had contact to Charlie Trie, John Huang and the Indonesian Riady family, playing a key role in the affair.
[6] In congressional hearings, testimonies indicated that Liu Chao-Ying, a colonel in the People's Liberation Army, had mentioned that Middleton received $500,000 to "do good things for China.
"[7] He was called to testify before the House Committee on Government Reform in 1999 but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights, refusing to answer questions to avoid self-incrimination.
His death was ruled a suicide; authorities reported that he was found hanging from a tree with an extension cord around his neck and a shotgun wound to his chest.