via americanthinker:
Thomas Lifson and other observers have noticed the strange kid-glove treatment that accused crypto-fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried has been getting since his arrest in the Bahamas after reportedly misappropriating and losing billions in customer funds.
It was natural to note the huge campaign funding Bankman-Fried delivered, particularly to Democrats, at least $40 million, making him their second-largest donor.
But now another shoe seems to be dropping, based on this report from Bonchie at Red State here:
Sam Bankman-Fried, the man at the center of the FTX scandal, is back on US soil after having been extradited from the Bahamas to face federal charges. Naturally, because our justice system is about as coherent as a two-year-old quoting Shakespeare, the notorious fraudster was immediately granted bail and is now spending the holidays with his family. The American oligarchy is alive and well.
But I digress, there’s a lot more to the FTX scandal than just Bankman-Fried’s fate, and one of the more interesting aspects of the entire ordeal is just how close many Democrats were to him. In fact, according to Politico, a Democrat operative and close advisor to Bankman-Fried named Sean McElwee had a direct backchannel setup with the White House.
via nationalfile:
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), directed his former girlfriend, who was also the CEO of his Alameda Research firm, to steal customer funds from the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, unsealed criminal court documents have revealed. A major political donor to both American parties, SBF and his Alameda cohorts funneled millions of corrupt dollars into the 2022 midterms, including money that GOP establishment leader Kevin McCarthy used to sabotage America First campaigns and prop up his loyalists.
Caroline Ellison, the former girlfriend of disgraced crypto mogul and uni-party bag man Sam Bankman-Fried, reached a deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to seven charges of fraud and facing only financial penalties, thanks to her willingness to work with the authorities against SBF.