Sam Bankman-Fried, the now-famous founder of the failed FTX exchange, gave $1 million to the American politician Beto O’Rourke, but O’Rourke has given it back to prevent investigation from the Texas Ethics Commission

The donation was one of the most significant checks given to O’Rourke’s campaign for governor, his campaign team said.

The donation was sent to the former Democratic candidate for governor of Texas on October 11. It was sent back a week later, on November 4, before FTX filed for bankruptcy and Bankman-Fried quit as CEO on November 11.

They said that the decision had been made before that, but it took time to carry it out. Chris Evans, an O’Rourke campaign spokesman, was quoted as saying,

“This donation was not asked for, and the next [Texas Ethics Commission] report on the campaign will show that it was sent back on November 4, before the news stories about the donor came out.”

Evans said that the refund had nothing to do with the fall of the exchange or the scandals that surrounded it and its founder.

He also said, according to the report,

“Unlike other large donations, O’Rourke had not talked to Bankman-Fried before the donation, and the large amount caught the campaign by surprise.”

It was said before that Bankman-Fried gave money to both major US political parties. He is said to have given $40 million to Democrats, while FTX executive Ryan Salame gave $23 million to Republicans.

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Dude was just busy blowing investors money like Wike!!!