Congressman Tom Emmer alleges SEC Chairman Gensler was aware of FTX fraud

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has alleged that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler knew that FTX was fraudulent, but inactive held meetings with the disgraced laminitis Sam Bankman-Fried.

Recent developments saw Dec. 13 arsenic a time of overmuch enactment for FTX laminitis Sam Bankman-Fried. The disgraced ex-CEO was reprimanded successful situation by the Bahamas authorization and subsequently charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Southern District of New York (SDNY).

The SEC had charged Sam Bankman-Fried for defrauding FTX investors of implicit $1.8 billion, since its inception successful May 2019. Following the SEC’s charges, Gary Gensler released a press release which stated:

“Sam Bankman-Fried built a location of cards connected a instauration of deception portion telling investors that it was 1 of the safest buildings successful crypto.”

The SEC added that Sam Bankman-Fried orchestrated fraudulent activities and failed to disclose the diversion of FTX customers’ funds to his privately-owned Alameda Research.

However, U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer successful a tweet shared a conception of the SEC’s filing which reads:

“From the inception of FTX, Bankman-Fried diverted FTX lawsuit funds to Alameda, and helium continued to bash truthful until FTX’s illness successful November 2022.” 

In scrutinizing the filing, Congressman Tom Emmer alleged that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler was alert that FTX was fraudulent from its inception.

“Gary Gensler knows that FTX was fraudulent from its inception. This is egregious considering helium had much meetings with Bankman-Fried than anyone successful the space.”

Emmer said the SEC Chairman volition beryllium held accountable, for holding respective meetings with the laminitis of an speech that the committee deemed fraudulent.

Emmer investigating Gensler’s necktie to FTX

Gary Gensler reportedly met with Sam Bankman-Fried earlier successful March. Congressman Emmer alleged that the gathering was centered connected engaging the SEC Chairman to favor FTX successful its regulatory provisions.

Tom Emmer said that his bureau volition get to the basal of Gensler’s narration with FTX. He added that reports disposable to him alleged that Gensler was moving to assistance FTX get a regulatory monopoly.

Congressman Emmer besides blamed Gary Gensler and Sam Bankman-Fried for the FTX collapse, which helium considers a nonaccomplishment of concern ethics, and regulatory oversight.

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