I guess it pays off to donate nice amounts to politicians. This is a bad precedent but it really looks like this is what Scam Bankman-Fraud is reaping right now. He sowed some niceties to the powerful, he got some niceties from them in return. Imagine this man scammed millions of people of their billions, but he's free and he even seems having fun with all his blunders.
With all the protection that he's getting right now despite his crimes, I won't be surprised if he still continues to gamble until now with people's money.
Bankman Fraud is having powerful friends and it makes a lot of difference in the end. And this is why Ross Ulbricht is in jail for life without any possibility of parole and Bankman Fraud is in his home enjoying Beluga caviar.