FTX, the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange platform used in fraud and money laundering schemes, has sent letters to politicians and committees demanding they return the money they received in the form of donations.
The collapse of FTX led to criminal investigations by the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with fraud, money laundering, and violation of campaign finance laws. FTX co-founder Gary Wang and CEO Caroline Ellison have pleaded guilty to multiple charges.
A list of FTX political donation recipients, representing mostly Democrat causes, has now been compiled and revealed to the public.
The list was tweeted out on Sunday by Unusual Whales, an equities and crypto markets website.
In the tweet, Unusual Whales provided a link back to a page on its website showing a list of Republican and Democrat legislators in the House of Representatives and Senate who “have received donations from FTX members” and their “current status on returning donations.”
See the list below.
| Member of Congress | State | Political Party | House or Senate | FTX-Affiliated Donor | Response Given |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aderholt, Robert | AL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Aguilar, Pete | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Alford, Mark | MI | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Armstrong, Kelly | ND | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Auchincloss, Jake | MA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Balint, Becca | VT | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Barragan, Nanette | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Bean, Aaron | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Beatty, Joyce | OH | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Bennett, Michael | CO | D | S | Nishad Singh | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Bilirakis, Gus | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Bishop, Sanford | GA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Booker, Cory | NJ | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Boozman, John | AR | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen, Zach Dexter, Ryne Miller | No Response |
| Boyle, Brendan | PA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Britt, Katie | AL | R | S | Ryan Salame, Mark Wetjen | Donated |
| Brown, Shontell | OH | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Bucshon, Larry | IN | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Budd, Ted | NC | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Budzinksi, Nikki | IL | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Burgess, Michael | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Burr, Richard | NC | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Calvert, Ken | CA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Cammack, Kat | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Caraveo, Yadira | CO | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Carbajal, Salud | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Cardenas, Tony | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Carter, Buddy | GA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Carter, John | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Carter, Troy | LA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Casar, Greg | TX | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Cassidy, Bill | LA | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Castor, Kathy | FL | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Chavez-Deremer, Lori | OR | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | FL | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Clarke, Yvette | NY | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Cleaver, Emanuel | MO | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Cline, Ben | VA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Clyde, Andrew | GA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Cole, Tom | OK | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Collins, Susan | ME | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Correa, Lou | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Cortez-Masto, Catherine | NV | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Costa, Jim | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Craig, Angie | MN | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Crane, Eli | AZ | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Crawford, Rick | AK | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Crenshaw, Dan | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Crockett, Jasmine | TX | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Curtis, John | UT | R | H | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| De La Cruz, Monica | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| DeLauro, Rosa | CT | D | H | Nishad Singh | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Devolder-Santos, George Anthony | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame, Clarissa Watanabe, Ramnik Arora | No Response |
| Diaz-Balart, Mario | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Dingell, Debbie | MI | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Duncan, Jeff | SC | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Dunn, Neal | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Durbin, Dick | IL | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Edwards, Chuck | NC | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Emmer, Tom | MN | R | H | Ryan Salame, Zach Dexter | No Response |
| Ernst, Joni | IA | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Eshoo, Anna | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Fetterman, John | PA | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Finstad, Brad | MN | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Fischer, Debra | NE | R | S | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Fitzpatrick, Brian | PA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Fleischmann, Chuck | TN | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Fletcher, Lizzie | TX | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Flood, Mike | NE | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Foushee, Valerie | NC | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Frankel, Lois | FL | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Frost, Maxwell Alejandro | FL | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Gallagher, Mike | WI | R | H | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Gallego, Ruben | AZ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Garbarino, Andrew | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Garcia, Chuy | IL | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Garcia, Mike | CA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Garcia, Robert | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Gillibrand, Kirsten | NY | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Brett Harrison, Mark Wetjen | Donated |
| Gimenez, Carlos | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Golden, Jared | ME | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Gonzales, Tony | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Gottheimer, Josh | NJ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen, Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Granger, Kay | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Grassley, Chuck | IA | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Green, Al | TX | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Griffith, Morgan | VA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Guest, Michael | MS | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Guthrie, Brett | KY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Harder, Josh | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Harris, Andy | MD | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Hassan, Maggie | NH | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Higgins, Clay | LA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Himes, Jim | CT | D | H | Danielle Barrett | Donated |
| Hinson, Ashley | IA | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Hoeven, John | ND | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Horsford, Steven | NV | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Houchin, Erin | IN | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Hoyle, Val | OR | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Jackson, Jeff | NC | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Jackson, Ronny | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Jeffries,Hakeem | NY | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Johnson, Bill | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Johnson, Dusty | SD | R | H | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Johnson, Ron | WI | R | S | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Joyce, David | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Joyce, John | PA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Kamlager, Sydney | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Kelly, Mark | AZ | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Kelly, Robin | IL | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Kelly, Trent | MS | R | H | Ryan Salame | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Khanna, Rohit | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Kiggans, Jennifer | VA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Kildee, Dan | MI | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Kim, Andy | NJ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Latta, Bob | PA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| LaTurner, Jake | KA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Lawler, Michael | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Lee, Barbara | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Lee, Mike | UT | R | S | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Lee, Susie | NV | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Lesko, Debbie | AZ | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Letlow, Julia | LA | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Malinowski, Tom | NJ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Manchin, Joe | WV | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Matsui, Doris | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| McBath, Lucy | GA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| McCarthy, Kevin | CA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| McGarvey, Morgan | KY | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| McMorris-Rodgers, Cathy | WA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Menendez, Rob | NJ | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Miller-Meeks, Marianette | IA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Miller, Max | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Molinaro, Marcus J. | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Moolenaar, John | MI | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Mooney, Alexander Xavier | WV | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Moran, Jerry | KS | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Murkowski, Lisa | AK | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Murray, Patty | WA | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Neguse, Joe | CO | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Newhouse, Dan | WA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Padilla, Alex | CA | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Pallone, Frank | NJ | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Palmer, Gary | AL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Panetta, Jimmy | CA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Pappas, Chris | NH | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Paul, Rand | KY | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Payne, Donald | NJ | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Pelosi, Nancy | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Pence, Greg | IN | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Pettersen, Brittany | CO | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Donated |
| Pfluger, August | TX | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Pocan, Mark | WI | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Quigley, Mike | IL | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Reschenthaler, Guy | PA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Rogers, Hal | KY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Romney, Mitt | UT | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Rubio, Marco | FL | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Ruiz, Raul | CA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Ruppersberger, Dutch | MD | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Rutherford, John | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Salazar, Maria | FL | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Sasse, Ben | NB | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Scalise, Steve | LA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Schatz, Brian | HI | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Schmitt, Eric | MO | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Schrier, Kim | WA | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Schumer, Chuck | NY | D | H | Mark Wetjen | No Response |
| Schweikert, David | AZ | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Scott, Tim | SC | R | S | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Simpson, Michael | ID | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Slotkin, Elissa | MI | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Smith, Tina | MN | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Mark Wetjen | No Response |
| Spanberger, Abigail | VA | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Stabenow, Debbie | MI | D | S | Zach Dexter, Ryne Miller, Mark Wetjen | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Stefanik, Elise | NY | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Stevens, Haley | MI | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
| Stewart, Chris | UT | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Tester, Jon | MT | D | S | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Thompson, Bennie | MS | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Thompson, Glenn | PA | R | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Thune, John | SC | R | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Titus, Dina | NV | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Torres, Ritchie | NY | D | H | Samuel Bankman-Fried | No Response |
| Trahan, Lori | MA | D | H | Nishad Singh | Donated |
| Turner, Michael | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Valadao, David | CA | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Van Drew, Jeff | NJ | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Vance, JD | OH | R | S | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Walberg, Tim | MI | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Watson-Coleman, Bonnie | NJ | D | H | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Welch, Peter | VT | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried, Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Wenstrup, Brad | OH | R | H | Ryan Salame | Donated |
| Wexton, Jennifer | VA | D | H` | Nishad Singh | No Response |
| Womack, Steve | AR | R | H | Ryan Salame | No Response |
| Wyden, Ron | OR | D | S | Samuel Bankman-Fried | Returned or Plan to Return |
