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FBI Director reported stock purchase late but faced no conflict finding or penalty
FBI Director Kash Patel bought between $100,001 and $250,000 in Strategy shares on November 21 but disclosed the trade only on May 26. He attributed the delay to a miscommunication. The disclosure was later amended and approved without penalty.
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FBI Director Kash Patel purchased between $100,001 and $250,000 worth of shares in Strategy on November 21 but did not report the transaction to regulators until May 26, CoinDesk reported. Patel informed the Office of Government Ethics that he inadvertently omitted the trade due to an unspecified miscommunication.
The STOCK Act requires high-ranking executive branch officials to disclose individual stock trades over $1,000 within 45 days.
Strategy is the world's largest publicly listed bitcoin holder. Since 2020 the company has accumulated 847,363 BTC worth over $50 billion as of July 2, 2026. It has also done millions of dollars in business with the Justice Department over the years.
In a May 28 letter, Deputy Assistant Attorney General William Taylor stated that the purchase did not represent a conflict of interest. Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette of the Project on Government Oversight told NOTUS that Patel's delayed filing was violating the law. An FBI official said the Department of Justice has not penalized Patel for the late disclosure.
His filing has since been amended and approved. Strategy's stock has lost roughly half its value since the November purchase.
