According to Foresight News and reports from The Block, the U.S. government is negotiating with several political action committees (PACs) to recover up to $13.25 million in political donations made by former FTX executives. This request has been approved by Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is overseeing the FTX case, and the government will continue discussions with the PACs regarding the forfeiture of these funds until January 15. Data shows that the donations were provided by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried or former engineering chief Nishad Singh, who testified that some of the donations were made at Bankman-Fried's request and that he had signed blank checks.