Overview
- Bond’s motion to dismiss was denied after Wednesday’s court order by U.S. District Judge George Daniels, so the four-count indictment remains active in the Southern District of New York.
- The indictment alleges a $400,000 payment labeled as consulting fees from FTX, plus additional personal wire transfers arranged by Ryan Salame, were used to fund Bond’s 2022 New York congressional campaign.
- Bond faces charges of conspiracy to cause unlawful contributions, using a straw donor, accepting excessive contributions, and receiving an unlawful corporate contribution, with each count carrying up to five years in prison.
- Judge Daniels found no binding promise of immunity in Salame’s written plea agreement and said the record showed no government promise to shield Bond from prosecution.
- The ruling keeps a major thread of the post‑FTX legal fallout alive and means prosecutors can move to further pretrial steps or trial scheduling while Bond continues to contest the allegations.