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‘Years-Long Fraud’: Bankman-Fried Indicted for Money Laundering, Violating Campaign Finance Laws

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FTX Trading Ltd., which is currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, was a cryptocurrency company first founded in 2019. The company had over one million. 13.12.2022, Sputnik International
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was indicted on criminal charges including money laundering, wire fraud and violating campaign finance laws, an unsealed indictment from the US Attorney of the Southern District of New York revealed on Tuesday.In total, the bureau charged Bankman-Fried on eight criminal counts including: conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, individual changes of securities fraud and wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to avoid campaign finance regulations.Separately Tuesday, it was also revealed that Bankman-Fried was also charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for various financial crimes including intentionally deceiving customers and investors in order to enrich himself and others. Federal prosecutors allege Bankman-Fried also violated multiple campaign finance laws by making secret political donations, and using customer funds in some of those cases.

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