Michelle Bond Charged With Illegally Funding Her 2022 Campaign Using FTX Cash
Crypto promoter Michelle Bond has been charged with four campaign finance law violations by US authorities for allegedly funding her 2022 campaign using FTX cash. An indictment unsealed on Aug. 22 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York shows that US Attorney Damian Williams accused Bond and an unnamed co-conspirator of illegally funding her 2022 campaign for a seat in the US House of Representatives. Unnamed Co-Conspirator Description Points To FTX Exec Prosecutors charged Bond with conspiracy to cause unlawful campaign contributions, as well as causing and receiving unlawful campaign contributions, excessive campaign contributions, and a conduit contribution. Bond allegedly arranged an illegal $400K payment. “I just wanted to say thank you so much for paying that invoice…really appreciate this, means a lot,” Bond wrote in a text to partner and former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, according to the indictment. My sto...