Sam Bankman-Fried gave $2.5 million to a leading political ethics watchdog. The group says it can't give the money back because officials already spent it.

Dec 8 2022 by Business Insider

 
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is a major donor to one of Washington, DC's most notable legal and ethics watchdog organizations.

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The Campaign Legal Center fights against lawlessness and unethical behavior in politics. Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of imploded cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is a major donor. Bankman-Fried, who sought to buy influence with off-shore crypto money, now faces federal investigations.

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