Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), reportedly omitted to report exposure to Bitcoin vault company Strategy, in violation of federal law.
As of Wednesday report from the non-partisan nonprofit news agency NOTUS Patel “inadvertently missed” an investment in the strategy (MSTR) worth as much as $250,000. The purchase, which Patel made on November 21, 2025, was not included in his December 2025 financial disclosures, as required by the Stop Trading in Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act for a government official.
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On May 26, Patel filed a revised report, indicating that the Strategy interests had been “inadvertently omitted” and that “there is no current conflict” with the investment. Under the STOCK Act, certain government officials and lawmakers must disclose financial transactions exceeding $1,000 no later than 45 days after the transaction occurs. Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, is a registered U.S. government contractor, raising conflict of interest concerns over Patel’s investments.
Even though the STOCK Act was passed in 2012, it has already been adopted come under fire from many members of Congress who say lawmakers and White House officials who violate them do not face harsh penalties. First-time violators are legally subject to fines of as little as $200, with additional penalties not exceeding the hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars offered in disclosures.
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Patel is not the only member of Congress or policymaker who has fallen behind in disclosing information about the strategy’s investments. According to Capitol Trades, a website that tracks politicians’ investments, Rep. Shri Thanedar he waited by August 2025 to report an investment of $15,001 to $50,000 in the strategy made in June 2024.
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