Trump-Pardoned Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Hit With New Lawsuit Over Hamas Payments
Binance‘s billionaire co-founder Changpeng Zhao, who was pardoned by Trump last month, is facing allegations that he enabled millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas, following the group’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Allegations Of “Substantial Assistance” To Hamas
A complaint filed in a federal court in North Dakota on Monday, by American citizens affected by the attack, alleges that Zhao and his cryptocurrency exchange knowingly provided “substantial assistance” to militant groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah.
Monday’s complaint, led by former U.S. ambassador Lee Wolosky of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, along with attorneys from Osen, Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner, and Motley Rice, lays out allegations that extend beyond those raised by federal prosecutors and prior civil cases.
The complaint alleges that Binance continued handling …
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