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People who were arguing that then probably now would argue that the politicians found a workaround: just having him not charged for bribery and campaign finance
by randallsquared 3y ago
People who were arguing that then probably now would argue that the politicians found a workaround: just having him not charged for bribery and campaign finance crimes. No need to investigate the recipients if the alleged crime is ignored!
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/27/prosecutors-drop-another-charge-against-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/27/prosecutors-drop-another-cha...
- matthewdgreen 3y agoKeeping up to date with the news can be challenging I guess. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/08/sam-bankman-fried-will-still-face-campaign-finance-related-charge-doj-says/?outputType=amp https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/08/sam-bankman-fried...
- nullc 3y agoIsn't that limited to the small portion of funding that was via straw payments, as the extradition terms allows money laundering charges?
- matthewdgreen 3y agoBoth articles seem to be in agreement that the campaign finance charges are being dropped because of the extradition treaty with the Bahamas. The second article indicates that the government intends to work around that limitation by charging it as wire fraud. From my perspective that kind of workaround seems like overzealous prosecution, not deliberate under-prosecution as the GP poster implies. But what do I know.