Romantic Partner of Former FTX Executive Faces Campaign Finance Charges

Michelle Bond allegedly used the fund ‘almost entirely’ to illegally finance her 2022 campaign.

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame agreed to enter into a plea agreement in order to protect Michelle Bond, according to a petition filed by his lawyers. Undated file photograph. Stefani Reynolds/AFP

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame’s romantic partner, Michelle Bond, has been indicted for allegedly using illegal contributions to fund her 2022 run for Congress.

Bond, 45, was a CEO of a crypto industry trade group when she unsuccessfully ran for a congressional seat representing the eastern portion of Long Island in May 2022, according to the indictment filed in the Southern District of New York and unsealed on Aug. 23.