Ryan Salame leaves Federal court, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in New York. Salame, the former top executive at the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty Thursday to making tens of millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians and engaging in a criminal conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Ryan Salame, a former executive at the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges in federal court Thursday, becoming the fourth high-ranking associate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to reach an agreement with prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
Salame, 30, told U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan that he worked with others to make illegal campaign contributions and defraud the Federal Election Commission, along with separately conspiring to operate an unlawful money transmitting business.
