Economy
FTX-Krimi: Sam Bankman-Fried bezahlte 196 US-Abgeordnete!
Es ist der wohl größte Bestechungs-Skandal der Geschichte. Mehr als ein Drittel der 535 US-Abgeordneten bekamen Geld vom Krypto-Pleitier Sam Bankman-Fried (30). Doch auch trotz immer brisanterer Enthüllungen zum FTX-Krimi, denken nur 19 von ihnen daran, das Geld zurückzuzahlen.
Ehemalige Führungskräfte der Kryptobörse FTX, darunter auch der Gründer Sam Bankman-Fried, haben 196 der 535 Senatoren und Abgeordneten im US-Kongress Wahlkampfspenden zukommen lassen. Unter denen, die Spenden erhielten, finden sich sowohl Demokraten als auch Republikaner. Selbst der Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses Kevin McCarthy und der Mehrheitsführer im Senat Chuck Schumer waren dabei.
Obwohl Geld aus betrügerischen Quellen stammen könnte, will kaum ein Politiker es wieder hergeben
Nachdem im November eine Reihe von Berichten und rechtlichen Anschuldigungen aufgetaucht waren, wuchs bei den Gesetzgebern jedoch die Sorge, dass die FTX-Gelder aus einer betrügerischen Quelle stammten. Trotzdem antworteten nur 53 der Politiker überhaupt auf eine Anfrage der US-Journalisten von “CoinDesk”. Lediglich 19 (!) der 535 Empfänger sind bereit, das Geld zurückzuzahlen. Der Rest will es spenden.
BREAKING: Only 19 of 196 Congresspeople who took money from FTX have stated they will return the funds.
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 18, 2023
Eisernes Schweigen
Von den 196 Kongressmitgliedern, die Wahlkampfspenden von den ehemaligen FTX-Führungskräften angenommen haben, haben 73 Prozent nicht auf die Anfragen von CoinDesk reagiert, und es ist daher unklar, was sie mit dem Geld machen.
Diese Politiker waren in der Tasche des Krypto-Nerds
| Member of Congress | State | Political Party | House or Senate | FTX-Affiliated Donor | Response Given |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aderholt, Robert | AL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Aguilar, Pete | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Alford, Mark | MI | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Armstrong, Kelly | ND | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Auchincloss, Jake | MA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Balint, Becca | VT | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Barragan, Nanette | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Bean, Aaron | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Beatty, Joyce | OH | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Bennett, Michael | CO | D | S | Nishad Singh | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Bilirakis, Gus | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Bishop, Sanford | GA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Booker, Cory | NJ | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Boozman, John | AR | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen, Zach Dexter, Ryne Miller | No Response |
| Boyle, Brendan | PA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Britt, Katie | AL | R | S | Ryan Salame, Mark Wetjen | Donated |
| Brown, Shontell | OH | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Bucshon, Larry | IN | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Budd, Ted | NC | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Budzinksi, Nikki | IL | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Burgess, Michael | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Burr, Richard | NC | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Calvert, Ken | CA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Cammack, Kat | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Caraveo, Yadira | CO | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Carbajal, Salud | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Cardenas, Tony | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Carter, Buddy | GA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Carter, John | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Carter, Troy | LA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Casar, Greg | TX | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Cassidy, Bill | LA | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Castor, Kathy | FL | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Chavez-Deremer, Lori | OR | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | FL | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Clarke, Yvette | NY | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Cleaver, Emanuel | MO | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Cline, Ben | VA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Clyde, Andrew | GA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Cole, Tom | OK | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Collins, Susan | ME | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Correa, Lou | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Cortez-Masto, Catherine | NV | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Costa, Jim | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Craig, Angie | MN | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Crane, Eli | AZ | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Crawford, Rick | AK | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Crenshaw, Dan | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Crockett, Jasmine | TX | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Curtis, John | UT | R | H | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| De La Cruz, Monica | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| DeLauro, Rosa | CT | D | H | Nishad Singh | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Devolder-Santos, George Anthony | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame, Clarissa Watanabe, Ramnik Arora | No Response |
| Diaz-Balart, Mario | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Dingell, Debbie | MI | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Duncan, Jeff | SC | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Dunn, Neal | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Durbin, Dick | IL | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Edwards, Chuck | NC | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Emmer, Tom | MN | R | H | Ryan Salame, Zach Dexter | No Response |
| Ernst, Joni | IA | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Eshoo, Anna | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Fetterman, John | PA | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Finstad, Brad | MN | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Fischer, Debra | NE | R | S | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Fitzpatrick, Brian | PA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Fleischmann, Chuck | TN | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Fletcher, Lizzie | TX | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Flood, Mike | NE | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Foushee, Valerie | NC | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Frankel, Lois | FL | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Frost, Maxwell Alejandro | FL | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Gallagher, Mike | WI | R | H | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Gallego, Ruben | AZ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Garbarino, Andrew | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Garcia, Chuy | IL | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Garcia, Mike | CA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Garcia, Robert | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Gillibrand, Kirsten | NY | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Brett Harrison, Mark Wetjen | Donated |
| Gimenez, Carlos | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Golden, Jared | ME | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Gonzales, Tony | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Gottheimer, Josh | NJ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen, Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Granger, Kay | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Grassley, Chuck | IA | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Green, Al | TX | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Griffith, Morgan | VA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Guest, Michael | MS | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Guthrie, Brett | KY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Harder, Josh | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Harris, Andy | MD | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Hassan, Maggie | NH | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Higgins, Clay | LA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Himes, Jim | CT | D | H | Danielle Barrett | Donated |
| Hinson, Ashley | IA | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Hoeven, John | ND | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Horsford, Steven | NV | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Houchin, Erin | IN | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Hoyle, Val | OR | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Jackson, Jeff | NC | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Jackson, Ronny | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Jeffries,Hakeem | NY | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Johnson, Bill | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Johnson, Dusty | SD | R | H | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Johnson, Ron | WI | R | S | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Joyce, David | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Joyce, John | PA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Kamlager, Sydney | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Kelly, Mark | AZ | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Kelly, Robin | IL | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Kelly, Trent | MS | R | H | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Khanna, Rohit | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Kiggans, Jennifer | VA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Kildee, Dan | MI | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Kim, Andy | NJ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Latta, Bob | PA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| LaTurner, Jake | KA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Lawler, Michael | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Lee, Barbara | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Lee, Mike | UT | R | S | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Lee, Susie | NV | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Lesko, Debbie | AZ | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Letlow, Julia | LA | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Malinowski, Tom | NJ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Manchin, Joe | WV | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Matsui, Doris | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| McBath, Lucy | GA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| McCarthy, Kevin | CA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| McGarvey, Morgan | KY | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| McMorris-Rodgers, Cathy | WA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Menendez, Rob | NJ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Miller-Meeks, Marianette | IA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Miller, Max | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Molinaro, Marcus J. | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Moolenaar, John | MI | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Mooney, Alexander Xavier | WV | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Moran, Jerry | KS | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Murkowski, Lisa | AK | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Murray, Patty | WA | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Neguse, Joe | CO | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Newhouse, Dan | WA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Padilla, Alex | CA | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Pallone, Frank | NJ | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Palmer, Gary | AL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Panetta, Jimmy | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Pappas, Chris | NH | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Paul, Rand | KY | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Payne, Donald | NJ | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Pelosi, Nancy | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Pence, Greg | IN | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Pettersen, Brittany | CO | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Pfluger, August | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Pocan, Mark | WI | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Quigley, Mike | IL | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Reschenthaler, Guy | PA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Rogers, Hal | KY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Romney, Mitt | UT | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Rubio, Marco | FL | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Ruiz, Raul | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Ruppersberger, Dutch | MD | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Rutherford, John | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Salazar, Maria | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Sasse, Ben | NB | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Scalise, Steve | LA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Schatz, Brian | HI | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Schmitt, Eric | MO | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Schrier, Kim | WA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Schumer, Chuck | NY | D | H | Mark Wetjen | No Response |
| Schweikert, David | AZ | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Scott, Tim | SC | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Simpson, Michael | ID | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Slotkin, Elissa | MI | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Smith, Tina | MN | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen | No Response |
| Spanberger, Abigail | VA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Stabenow, Debbie | MI | D | S | Zach Dexter, Ryne Miller, Mark Wetjen | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Stefanik, Elise | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Stevens, Haley | MI | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Stewart, Chris | UT | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Tester, Jon | MT | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Thompson, Bennie | MS | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Thompson, Glenn | PA | R | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Thune, John | SC | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Titus, Dina | NV | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Torres, Ritchie | NY | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Trahan, Lori | MA | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Turner, Michael | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Valadao, David | CA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Van Drew, Jeff | NJ | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Vance, JD | OH | R | S | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Walberg, Tim | MI | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Watson-Coleman, Bonnie | NJ | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Welch, Peter | VT | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Wenstrup, Brad | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Wexton, Jennifer | VA | D | H` | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Womack, Steve | AR | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Wyden, Ron | OR | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
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