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Reform UK Gets Record £36m Donation from Crypto Billionaire

Reform UK has received a record £36m donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo, the largest single donation to a UK political party on record. The donation comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances. Delo was previously convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls and was later pardoned by Donald Trump.

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Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump Reform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls. The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing th…

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Reform receives record £36m donation from crypto billionaireBBC News – UK
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Reform receives record £36m donation from crypto billionaire

Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.

Reform given record £36m donation from crypto billionaireSky News – UK
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Reform given record £36m donation from crypto billionaire

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Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire

Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump Reform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls. The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing th…

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