Ethical-Violations

Trump Media Offers $800,000 Stock Award to Kash Patel Before FBI Director Confirmation

2025-02-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Trump Media & Technology Group awarded $800,000 in stock to Kash Patel on January 28, 2025, just days before his Senate confirmation hearing for FBI director. Patel claimed he would not accept the stock ’to avoid any appearance of conflict’, but the award raised significant ethical …

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Dallas Fed President Kaplan Resigns Over Trading Controversy

2021-09-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan resigned on September 27, 2021, after disclosure of extensive stock trading during the 2020 pandemic. Kaplan had made multiple trades worth over $1 million in companies like Amazon, Apple, and Delta Air Lines while serving as a voting member of …

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