Four years ago, the crypto financier Sam Bankman-Fried spent heavily on primary campaigns. He was later convicted of fraud and his cryptocurrency exchange went into bankruptcy. But at the time, he and his associates said they were directing their spending under the guise of supporting candidates who promised to prioritize pandemic preparedness.
Sure enough, many candidates began to publicly promote pandemic preparedness.
Among them was Jonathan Jackson, a brother of Jesse Jackson Jr., who was running for Congress and posted about the issue extensively just days before a super PAC funded by Mr. Bankman-Fried spent more than $500,000 on his behalf. Jonathan Jackson is now a member of Congress.
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