Michelle Bond, who ran for a seat in the US House of Representatives in 2022, faces four charges related to violations of campaign finance law.
United States authorities have charged Michelle Bond, the partner of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, with violations of campaign finance law.
In an indictment unsealed on Aug. 22 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, US Attorney Damian Williams alleged Bond and an unnamed co-conspirator illegally funded her run for the US House of Representatives in 2022. Prosecutors charged Bond with conspiracy to cause unlawful campaign contributions, causing and accepting excessive campaign contributions, causing and receiving an unlawful corporate contribution, and causing and receiving a conduit contribution.
The unnamed co-conspirator — Bond’s “romantic partner” and a “high-level executive at a now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange,” likely referring to Salame — allegedly arranged a $400,000 payment from the firm to Bond. Prosecutors alleged she made false statements to the Federal Election Commission and a congressional committee to conceal her and her co-conspirator’s conduct.
