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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Lynn Sweet

Crypto billionaire fallout: Rivals blast Jonathan Jackson for not filing personal finance disclosure

Samuel Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX (Saul Loeb/AFP file photo)

Democratic House primary candidate Jonathan Jackson was blasted by his leading 1st Congressional District rivals on Monday for not filing his legally required personal financial disclosures as they deplored the $500,065 being spent by a crypto billionaire’s PAC to elect him.

The $500,065 from an outside group, Protect Our Future, is paying for television ads — which have the potential to upend the crowded contest to replace retiring Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., because they feature Jackson’s famous father, Rev. Jesse Jackson.

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