Democratic Socialist Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York expressed her anger following the arrest of Democratic megadonor and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
Her distress was not due to the arrest itself, but rather the timing of it.
Bankman-Fried was scheduled to testify before the House tomorrow. He was arrested tonight. While I am disheartened that we will not have the chance to present our questions, we anticipate more information emerging and justice being served in this matter,” she stated on Twitter.
The previous CEO of FTX has been indicted on multiple charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit commodities fraud, conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission, violations of campaign finance laws, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to the Department of Justice.
