@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social
Post #3659993
2026-07-07 22:52 UTC
‘Cottrell faced 20 years in jail for 21 counts related to money laundering, fraud, blackmail and extortion.
But he eventually brokered a plea deal, admitted guilt to a charge of wire fraud and ended up serving just eight months in prison.’
Hmm…just how do you ‘buy’ that kind of justice in the US?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzzw5vk8vo
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@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social 2026-07-07 23:05
‘#Reform has become the first UK party to accept crypto donations, drafted legislation to cut taxes on crypto profits and proposed that the Treasury hold a crypto reserve. #Farage has said he wants to “bring crypto in from the cold”. For a fee, he has plugged obscure cryptocurrencies on the video site Cameo.’ The £5 million from crypto billionaire, Christopher Harborne was just a pure coincidence then… https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/25/christopher-harborne-mystery-billionaire-bankrolling-reform-uk-nigel-farage
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@Wen@mastodon.scot 2026-07-08 08:54
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social The clue is in the word ‘buy’