Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing more criminal charges, including charges for concealing information from banks.
In an indictment unsealed on Thursday this week, Bankman-Fried was charged with four additional criminal counts on top of the eight original charges against him. The new charges revolved around bank fraud, operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, and charges for securities and commodities fraud.
The original charges, which Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to, included theft of billions of dollars of funds from FTX customers, as well as charges for misleading investors and lenders.
Notably, the new charges not only described Bankman-Fried’s alleged criminal conduct in running FTX, but also irregularities related to his massive political donations. The indictment alleged that the former FTX boss attempted to skirt campaign finance laws, and that he tried to buy political influence with his donation scheme.
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