Posted on 01/19/2023 1:43:53 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Sam Bankman-Fried cultivated ties with A-list celebrities, politicians and investors alike — but one power couple in particular was key to boosting his profile in influential and moneyed circles.
Bill Clinton was paid north of $250,000 when he spoke at the disgraced FTX CEO’s Crypto Bahamas Conference in April, sources told The Post. At the over-the-top tropical shindig, the ex-US president along with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair were famously photographed onstage next to Bankman-Fried, who appeared wearing shorts and a T-shirt.
Shortly thereafter, Bill and Hillary Clinton invited the 30-year-old Bankman-Fried — known as “SBF” in crypto circles — to speak at their annual Clinton Global Initiative in New York — an effective endorsement of the former FTX CEO that played a pivotal role in elevating his reputation among politicians and deep-pocketed investors alike, insiders told The Post.
On the Clinton Foundation website, Bankman-Fried’s headshot is placed alongside the likes of Matt Damon, Gavin Newson, Melinda French Gates and Larry Fink as a speaker at the September shindig. He’s also mentioned as a speaker in a press release leading up to the event.
Asked for a comment about the event, a spokesperson for the Clintons replied, “SBF was never on stage at CGI,” declining to comment further.
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We live in a deep ocean of fraud.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Go BIG or GO HOME they say.
It took Madoff decades to accomplish what SBF did in a couple years...
I can only hope that Slick and Madam Benghazi lost a fortune in this scheme.
“......ties with the clintons.....”
Stay far far away.
I’ve lived and worked in DC and other capitals, for a large MNC company
When discussing specific business, and someone sells their connections to specific politicians, you know immediately its a shake-down. Get as far away as possible.
If you’re going to be a crook, you learn from the most skilled career criminals available. Enter Slick and Her Royal Heinous.
Yep
Did you hear about the new crypto? It’s called Whitewater. Or was it cattle futures?
Hey, it’s a well-known fact the Clintons will do anything for enough money.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Or the majority of these fraudulent contributions came from Democrats who had prior knowledge that their crypto investments would be contributed to Democrat swindlers, and the contributors had already contributed the legal maximum.
The Clinton crime family pales in comparison to the Biden crime family.
The people who ran FTX are not the ones really running FTX. The democrat party is. Used for money laundering and bribery.
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