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 Democratic Party to send federal officials a $500,000 donation from former FTX executive
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service that had been donated by a former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX , to conform with a request from the U.S.
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.
Campaign Vendors Are the Next Clawback Targets in FTX Bankruptcy
Nossaman’s Chris Hughes and Bill Powers analyze the next clawback targets of FTX bankruptcy proceedings: campaign vendors and political action committees—saying they must comply with Federal Election Commission rules.
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.
FTX Bankruptcy Puts $73 Million of Political Donations at Risk - Bloomberg
At least $73 million of political donations tied to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX may be at risk of being clawed back as bankruptcy lawyers sort through the remnants of his crypto empire in search of assets to repay creditors.
Democrats Took Sam Bankman-Fried's Shady FTX Crypto Money. Will They Keep I
Taking FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s money was already a bit of a controversial subject. Now it’s looking downright scandalous. But Democrats aren’t speaking up.
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.
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.
Oregon Department of Justice considering criminal investigation of Democratic Party for false donation report
A spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Justice said on Friday that the agency is reviewing whether to open a criminal investigation of the Democratic Party of Oregon for misreporting the donor of $500,000 last fall.
Marion County district attorney, not Secretary of State, should investigate Democrats’ $500,000 donation from FTX executive, complaint says
A Bend lawyer has asked Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to open a criminal investigation into whether the Democratic Party of Oregon knowingly reported false information about who gave a $500,000 campaign contribution.
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.