Lawmakers from both parties are washing their hands of donations from disgraced crypto king amid his arrest in the Bahamas on Tuesday. Just months ago, Bankman-Fried was touted as the next George Soros, second only to the famed liberal donor in contributions to in 2022. The 30-year-old founder of crypto exchange now faces eight charges for financial crimes, including campaign finance violation, conspiracy and wire fraud. Prosecutors now claim Bankman-Fried tried to bilk investors out of more than $1.8 billion and used customer funds to make illegal political donations to 64 candidates and 61 political groups.
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