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Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who gave nearly $40 million in political donations in the 2022 election cycle, with violating multiple campaign finance laws.
The indictment says Bankman-Fried and others violated numerous federal campaign finance laws, including giving contributions of at least $25,000 to campaigns and political action committees “in the names of other persons.”
The charge, which is included among multiple other criminal counts against him, comes days after a private watchdog group asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate Bankman-Fried for campaign finance violations.
The watchdog, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said Bankman-Fried admitted he donated so-called dark money to Republican-aligned groups during the 2022 primary season.
The complaint by the group quotes an interview last month by Bankman-Fried. That interview suggests he donated up to $37 million or more to GOP-linked campaign efforts in a manner that avoided legally required public disclosure of those contribution, CREW alleged.
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