By Luc Cohen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michelle Bond, a former U.S. congressional candidate and the romantic partner of former FTX cryptocurrency exchange executive Ryan Salame, has been charged with violating campaign finance laws, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan said Bond, during her unsuccessful 2022 campaign for a New York congressional seat, used $400,000 from the cryptocurrency exchange where her partner was an executive to finance her campaign, in violation of laws prohibiting corporate contributions.
Prosecutors did not name Salame or FTX. But in a court filing on Wednesday, Salame accused prosecutors of reneging on an assurance they would not investigate Bond – who he said is the mother of his child – if he pleaded guilty.
Salame pleaded guilty last year to making tens of millions of dollars in unlawful campaign contributions to boost…
