Posted on 12/30/2022 6:37:57 AM PST by Red Badger
Democratic donor met with senior Biden advisor Steve Ricchetti on September 8
He had at least three other meetings with staffers, report Thursday stated
Bankman-Fried's brother Gabriel also had White House talks on May 13
Further evidence of his deep ties with Washington and the Democratic party
White House has refused to say if Biden will give back donations from him
Disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried met with four Biden officials this year before the collapse of his FTX empire and his arrest in the Bahamas.
The Democratic donor, 30, awaiting trial for what prosecutors say is one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history held talks with senior White House advisor Steve Ricchetti on September 8, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
He has had at least two other meetings with Ricchetti on April 22 and May 12 and another with top aide Bruce Reed.
Bankman-Fried's brother Gabriel also participated in a meeting on his own on May 13.
The latest report is further evidence of the deep ties Bankman-Fried had with Washington before he was charged with swindling investors out of at least $1.8 billion.
The White House has refused to say whether Biden will give back some of the $5.2 million in donations from the fallen FTX founder gave to his campaign and connected groups in 2020.
Bankman-Fried is now under house arrest at his parents' $4million home in Palo Alto, California, after he was freed in a Manhattan court on a $250 million bond. The former CEO, 30, is facing securities and wire fraud charges related to his collapsed crypto exchange FTX.
Bloomberg reported that the meetings focused on the crypto industry and exchanges, and did not involve politics.
Bankman-Fried was the Democratic party's second biggest donor in the 2022 election cycle ...
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He’s making these deals now before admitting guilt or being found guilty in court. He’ll make some kind of plea deal after he gets his movie/book money
80% of the American people have not heard a word of this, or Hunter, or the Laptop.
The US media refuses to acknowledge any of these scandals even exist.................................
Fundraising to elect candidates who work for you and are easier to lobby is a BILLION dollar affair. I remember working with a Congressman back in the 90's and the big thing was to set up various assorted nonprofits to bundle donations. That has expanded to things like this. If people only knew and we had an interested media and a non corrupt government oversight agency who weren't in on it too.
Shocked....shocked I tell you..đ±
Worried friends.
Democratic donor met with senior Biden advisor Steve Ricchetti on September 8
Ricchetti was also associated with the Center for American Progress. Scratch any BIO in this administration and up pops a Clintonista in this case Podesta.
“disgraced crypto mogul”
At what point can we just say THIEF/SWINDLER?
Biased BS “news”.
Definitely no money laundering going on. No sir.
I thought he couldn’t do that
This will not end well.
$40 Billion laundered to key regulators and politicians, with only a few pieces of pricey real estate to show for it.
Don't expect Keepers of Odd Knowledge to ever testify in court.
And then, having demonstrated the complete vulnerability of the concept, they will proceed to impose it as the new global standard.
4 posted on 12/10/2022, 2:49:13 PM by G Larry
I hope 2023 has a rule where the term âbombshellâ is outlawed. It is so overused these days.
â White House has refused to say if Biden will give back donations from him.â
The Courts arenât going to give them a choice. Itâs stolen money.
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What’s the Over/Under of SBF’s time of ‘departure’?.................
Twitter was a FAKE STORE FRONT for FIB surveillance and PSYOPS VIA SUPPRESSION OF CONSERVATIVE'S FREE SPEECH.
Farcebook is a FAKE STORE FRONT for FIB surveillance and PSYOPS VIA SUPPRESSION OF CONSERVATIVE'S FREE SPEECH.
Google, YouTube, etc, and ALL FAKE STORE FRONTS for FIB/CIA/NSA/CCP data collection on everyone everywhere.
“Most states have “Son-of Sam” laws that prohibit convicted criminals from profiting from the sale of stories about the crimes they committed,”
Fried hasn’t been convicted of anything yet.
Biggest financial frauds in U.S. history
Democratic donor met with senior Biden advisor
Dots all over the place and Magoo Inc. DOJ blows it off
Now it that was a Trump advisor guess what would happen.
Worry not—if he is convicted of anything—he will get a presidential pardon along with Hunter. But, his life is ruined! Who will trust him? As he knows too much—his life expectancy is limited—if he is still breathing in 2024 I will be surprised. He will have a “Sudden Accident,” or “OD on Drugs” or “hang himself with his belt”, Maybe “Fall out of a ten story building?”
The plea at this point is just simply how much actual time he spends in Club Fed. If it's more than a year and a day I will be surprised. Actually if it even is a year and a day I will be surprised.
The other two pled out to simple fraud -- the girl turned state's evidence. Neither is in jail, nor is SBF.
Cryptocrime pays better than Crypto, everyone involved will make out like bandits -- certainly the PLA coders that built out FTX and Alameda are living it up after they simply boogied out of the Bahamas back to HK Penthouse Valley, literally just a day after Zhao imploded FTX, hell they were probably working for Zhao -- they have cash stuffed everywhere. Pick it up, take a boat to Aruba or a flight to a non-extradition country of your choice.
BTW, this just happened...
"On-chain data showed that Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-bankrupt FTX exchange, sent around 570 Ether worth US$684,000 to a Seychelles-based exchange and Ren Protocolâs Bitcoin bridge on Wednesday [Dec. 28], suggesting that he attempted to cash out the funds."
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