米歇爾·邦德（Michelle Bond）是前FTX數字市場聯合首席執行官Ryan Salame的妻子，他正在推動解僱

面臨聯邦競選財務指控的前FTX數字市場聯合首席執行官Ryan Salame的妻子Michelle Bond正在推動解僱

Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, who faces federal campaign finance charges, is pushing for dismissal of the case on the grounds that US prosecutors deceived her husband in a plea deal.

面臨聯邦競選財務指控的前FTX數字市場聯合首席執行官Ryan Salame的妻子米歇爾·邦德（Michelle Bond）正在以美國檢察官在認罪協議中欺騙丈夫欺騙其丈夫的理由來駁回此案。

In a May 7 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Bond’s lawyers, from the firm Katris, Hall, and McGregor, made some of the claims Salame made in opposing his plea deal with the government, which ultimately still led to him serving time in prison. They claimed that prosecutors obtained a deal with Salame through “stealth and deception” by allegedly agreeing they would not file charges against Bond.

在5月7日在紐約南部地區的美國地方法院提交的文件中，邦德的律師是卡特里斯，霍爾和麥格雷戈公司的律師，提出了一些索賠，其中一些索賠是反對與政府的認罪協議所提出的，最終仍導致他在監獄中服役。他們聲稱，檢察官通過“隱身和欺騙”與Salame達成協議，據稱他們同意他們不會針對債券提出指控。

“Mr. Salame and Ms. Bond’s attorneys were advised that the agreement to cease investigating Ms. Bond could not be placed within the four corners of the Salame plea or other written agreement, but the government still offered it as an inducement to induce the plea,” said the filing, adding:

“薩拉姆先生和邦德女士的律師被告知，停止調查邦德女士的協議不能置於薩拉姆認罪或其他書面協議的四個角落之內，但政府仍然提出了這一誘因。”

“The government’s alleged misstatements to Mr. Salame’s attorneys were material. Had Mr. Salame known that the government was going to pursue charges against Ms. Bond in August 2024, he would not have entered the plea in January 2023, and he would not have advised Ms. Bond to run for Congress.”

“政府據稱對薩拉姆先生的律師的錯誤陳述是有意義的。如果薩拉姆先生知道政府將在2024年8月對邦德女士提起指控，他將不會在2023年1月提出認罪，他不會建議邦德女士競選國會。”

Prosecutors charged Bond in August 2024 with conspiracy to cause unlawful campaign contributions, causing and accepting excessive campaign contributions, causing and receiving an unlawful corporate contribution, and causing and receiving a conduit contribution. The charges are related to Bond’s failed run as a Republican candidate for a seat in the US House of Representatives in 2022. Salame, who pleaded guilty to two felony charges in 2023 and was later sentenced to more than seven years in prison, attempted to void his deal with prosecutors, claiming it had included an agreement not to charge Bond.

檢察官於2024年8月收取債券，串謀造成非法競選捐款，造成和接受過多的競選捐款，造成並接受非法的公司捐款，並造成和收到渠道捐款。這些指控與邦德（Bond）在2022年在美國眾議院席位的共和黨候選人失敗的競選有關。薩拉姆（Salame）在2023年對兩項重罪指控認罪，後來被判處七年徒刑，試圖使他與檢察官的交易無效，並聲稱該協議不包括邦德（Bond）。

The May 7 filing requested the court suppress any statements Bond made after the alleged “inducement” in Salame’s deal. Salame made similar claims in court filings attempting to nullify his plea, but later dropped the matter and reported to prison in October 2024.

5月7日提交的提交要求法院壓制據稱薩拉姆（Salame）交易“誘使”後做出的任何陳述。薩拉姆（Salame）在法庭文件中提出了類似的索賠，試圖取消他的請求，但後來撤銷了此事，並於2024年10月向監獄報告。

Bond’s campaign finance charges came after she announced her candidacy for Congress in 2022. She dropped out of the race in November 2022 after reports that House Republicans were planning an investigation into the campaign.

邦德的競選財務指控是在2022年宣布競選國會之後的。她於2022年11月退出了比賽，此前有報導稱眾議院共和黨計劃對競選活動進行調查。

The indictment against Bond alleged she filed reports to the Federal Election Commission with false information about the funds used for her campaign. It also claimed she and another person engaged in a scheme to funnel money into her campaign from a corporation, which is illegal.

對債券的起訴書稱她向聯邦選舉委員會提交了報告，並提供了有關其競選資金的虛假信息。它還聲稱她和另一個人從一家非法的公司中籌集了一項計劃，將錢匯入了她的競選活動中。

The complaint stated that Salame allegedly authorized the use of FTX funds for political contributions. It added that the former FTX executive had agreed to advise his attorneys on the scope of the plea, and that prosecutors had promised not to bring charges against members of Salame’s family or household in the Southern District of New York.

投訴指出，據稱Salame授權使用FTX資金進行政治捐款。它補充說，這位前FTX高管已同意就請求範圍諮詢其律師，並且檢察官承諾不對紐約南部地區的Salame家人或家庭成員提起訴訟。

However, the filing claimed that the prosecutors "deliberately deceived" Salame’s attorneys into believing that they would not be able to file charges against Bond. It stated that, "in fact, the government had no intention of honouring its commitment not to charge Ms. Bond."

但是，該文件聲稱檢察官“故意欺騙”薩拉姆的律師認為他們將無法對債券提起指控。它指出，“實際上，政府無意兌現其不收取邦德女士的承諾。”

According to the filing, Salame’s attorneys repeatedly raised concerns about the possibility of charges against Bond, and that prosecutors responded by saying they would not be able to include an agreement not to charge her in any written plea agreement. The filing claimed that prosecutors had no intention of filing charges against Bond at the time of Salame’s plea, but they later decided to pursue charges.

根據文件，薩拉姆（Salame）的律師反复提出了對債券指控的可能性的擔憂，而檢察官回應說，他們將無法包括一項協議，不向任何書面認罪協議中指控她。該文件聲稱，檢察官無意在薩拉姆認罪時針對債券提起訴訟，但後來他們決定提起訴訟。

The filing argued that the new campaign finance charges against Bond are a continuation of the same scheme for which Salame was charged. It claimed that Salame was attempting to withdraw his plea and that he would be able to identify the identity of the person who allegedly deceived him.

該文件認為，針對債券的新競選財務指控是對Salame被指控的同一計劃的延續。它聲稱Salame試圖撤回他的請求，他將能夠確定據稱欺騙他的人的身份。

The FTX saga continues

FTX傳奇繼續

Since the collapse of FTX in 2022, nearly all former executives indicted on charges related to the misuse of the crypto exchange’s funds have had their day in court.

自2022年FTX崩潰以來，幾乎所有因與加密貨幣交易所資金濫用有關的指控而被起訴的前高管都在法庭上度過了一天。

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who pleaded not guilty, went through a trial in 2023 and was later sentenced to 25 years in prison. His lawyers filed a notice of appeal, and reports suggested he may be seeking a pardon from US President Donald Trump.

FTX前首席執行官山姆·班克曼（Sam Bankman）表示不認罪，他於2023年接受審判，後來被判處25年徒刑。他的律師提出了上訴通知，並建議他可能正在向美國總統唐納德·特朗普尋求赦免。

Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to two years in prison in September 2024 as part of a plea deal and began serving her time in November. Nishad Singh and Gary Wang, former FTX executives who also pleaded guilty to charges, were each sentenced to time served in 2024.

阿拉米達研究（Alameda Research）的前首席執行官卡羅琳·埃里森（Caroline Ellison）於2024年9月被判處兩年徒刑，作為認罪協議的一部分，並於11月開始服役。尼沙德·辛格（Nishad Singh）和加里·王（Gary Wang）是前FTX高管，他們也對指控認罪，他們在2024年被判刑。