Romantic Partner of Former FTX Executive Faces Campaign Finance Charges

Published on August 23, 2024

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame’s romantic partner, Michelle Bond, has been indicted for allegedly using illegal contributions to fund her 2022 run for Congress. Bond, 45, was a CEO of a crypto industry trade group when she unsuccessfully ran for a congressional seat representing the eastern portion of Long Island in May 2022, according to the indictment filed in the Southern District of New York and unsealed on Aug. 23. Prosecutors allege that Bond’s partner, who was only referred to as “CC-1” and described as someone who served as a high-level executive at a subsidiary of a now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange, orchestrated a sham consulting agreement that led to the exchange paying her $400,000....

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