FTX stole customer funds for political donations: Testimony
Nishad Singh, who gave Oregon Dems $500k in 2022, testified yesterday how he and other FTX officials fraudulently funneled stolen customer funds to political campaigns
New campaign finance filings show Senator Wyden and Rep. Hoyle have belatedly purged their campaign coffers of legally and/or politically suspect contributions
Sen. Ron Wyden’s campaign was looped in on $500K donation from FTX executive to Oregon Democrats, records show
The Washington, D.C.-based fundraiser who secured a $500,000 donation last year for Oregon Democrats from an FTX executive has a long history of working for U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden's campaign.
Oregon Democratic Party to send federal officials a $500,000 donation from former FTX executive
The Democratic Party of Oregon says it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service to conform with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice
Oregon Investigates Crypto Exec’s Political Donation
A former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX donated $500,000 to the state’s Democratic Party under a false name. Here are the events that led up to the misreported donation and Oregon’s response.
Oregon DOJ should initiate a criminal investigation into the Democratic Party of Oregon
Documents first reported here confirm the need for an investigation into whether DPO committed a crime when it misreported the source of a $500,000 donation it used to help elect Kotek governor
Wyden consultant brokered FTX executive's $500,000 donation to Oregon Democrats
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden's paid fundraising consultant -- "all things Ron Wyden" -- arranged the details of a record-breaking donation under scrutiny by the Oregon Department of Justice.
Ron Wyden Consultant Facilitated $500,000 FTX Donation to Oregon Democratic Party: Report | National Review
The Oregon Senator has refused to return a personal contribution from Sam Bankman-Fried, breaking from other Democrats and Republicans who returned his donations.
Editorial: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s recusal offers too little, too late
Rosenblum recused herself from the investigation into disgraced cryptocurrency executive Nishad Singh, whose $500,000 donation to the Democratic Party of Oregon was falsely reported as coming from a Las Vegas company. Rosenblum should have ensured independence long ago, considering the cozy relationship she and former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan have had with the Democratic Party.
Before Oregon elections officials slashed Democratic Party’s fine, state lawyer blasted party’s ‘lackluster’ efforts to find true source of $500K donation
The assistant attorney general representing the Elections Division wrote that a Democratic party official “should not have been — and any other reasonable person would not have been — satisfied when (donor Nishad Singh told the party) that Mr. Singh ‘prefers Prime Trust (though not strongly) so go w[ith] that.’”
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum recuses herself from investigation into FTX exec who gave $500,000 to Oregon Democrats
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Udland will oversee the department’s investigation into Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at the disgraced cryptocurrency firm FTX.
A recent settlement that substantially slashed a fine for the Democratic Party of Oregon for misreporting a $500,000 donation raises significant questions about the ability of Democrats to hold their own party accountable, the editorial board writes.
Elections officials ask DOJ to consider criminal charges against FTX executive who made $500K donation to Oregon Democrats
Election officials opened the investigation into Nishad Singh and the Democratic Party last October after the party identified the donor of its largest ever campaign contribution as cryptocurrency wire service Prime Trust.
Democratic Party of Oregon vows to fight $35,000 fine for late disclosure o
Oregon elections officials on Wednesday fined the Democratic Party of Oregon $35,000 for failing to disclose in a timely manner that a $500,000 donation came from an FTX executive. A lawyer for the party said it would appeal.
Oregon elections director who worked for Democratic Party will not recuse h
Oregon's new elections director worked for the Democratic Party of Oregon but will nonetheless oversee an investigation of the party's large cryptocurrency donation.
State investigation of former FTX executive’s $500,000 donation to Democrat
Oregon elections officials are still deciding whether there is enough evidence to ask Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to pursue a case against former FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh for donating $500,000 to the Democratic Party of Oregon under a false name.