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riversedge

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3. I do not think the money is coming from Bannon's wallet...........

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Mon Sep 13, 2021, 01:45 PM

Sep 2021

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The fugitive Chinese billionaire and Steve Bannon ally behind a pro-Trump social media network now owes owes hundreds of millions of dollars to the federal government, after a new settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies owned by billionaire and aspiring media mogul Guo Wengui agreed to pay the SEC $539 million as part of a settlement over illegal stock and cryptocurrency sales, the agency announced Monday. The agreement includes a condition preventing Wengui’s companies from selling future digital currencies.

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Hmmm? That ought to cool Bannon down for while. brush Sep 2021 #1

I do not think the money is coming from Bannon's wallet........... riversedge Sep 2021 #3

Oh, I get that. You think Wengui will pay? brush Sep 2021 #4

Lock this idiot up LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #2