FTX Sues Scaramucci to Recoup Money for Creditors (1)

FTX filed a lawsuit against Anthony Scaramucci and his hedge fund SkyBridge Capital as part of a broader effort to claw back money for creditors of the bankrupt company.

The lawsuit against the former White House communications director is one of 23 filed in the bankruptcy court of Delaware on Friday. Defendants also include digital-asset exchange Crypto.com and political groups such as the Mark Zuckerberg-founded FWD.US, according to court documents.

FTX alleges that during the crypto winter of 2022, founder Sam Bankman-Fried engaged “in a campaign of influence-buying throughout the year and making lavish and showy ‘investments’.”

“One ...