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Byron Donalds

Investigation of Byron Donalds (R-FL) identified 5 finding(s) across 5 categories: trade_conflict, donation_pattern, offshore_connection, insider_overlap, contract_conflict. Overall severity: critical.

Generated Mar 2, 2026Updated Mar 8, 20265 findings

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Byron Donalds (R-FL)

Findings(5)

#1Stock Trade ConflictConfirmed

5 High-Conflict Stock Trades Identified

Analysis of Byron Donalds's trading records reveals 5 transactions with elevated conflict-of-interest scores (40%+ on CapitolGraph's 5-component scoring model). The highest-scoring trade was a purchase in V with a conflict score of 76%. Conflict scoring incorporates committee oversight overlap (30%), trade timing relative to legislation (25%), lobbying connections (20%), donation patterns (15%), and trade size (10%). Scores above 40% indicate multiple corroborating signals of potential conflicts. Detailed trades:
- PURCHASE V on 2025-04-10 ($1,001-$15,000) — conflict score: 76%
- PURCHASE V on 2025-04-10 ($1,001-$15,000) — conflict score: 76%
- PURCHASE V on 2025-10-24 ($1,001-$15,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE JPM on 2025-03-20 ($1,001-$15,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE JPM on 2025-03-20 ($1,001-$15,000) — conflict score: 41%

#2Offshore ConnectionProbable

2 Cross-Reference Matches

Cross-referencing Byron Donalds's network against international databases returned 2 potential matches across 1 source(s). - EXACT: 2 match(es) — Byron Donalds (PEP) Score: 100% Datasets: us_congress, ann_pep_positions, wd_peps, wikidata, wd_categories (100% confidence), Byron Lowell Donalds (COUNTER-SANCTIONED) Score: 95% Datasets: ru_mfa_sanctions (95% confidence) Note: FinCEN matches are at the institutional level only and do not imply individual wrongdoing. ICIJ matches indicate entity name similarity and require further investigation to confirm actual connections.

#3Donation PatternProbable

Donation-Trade Timing Correlation (10 instances)

Byron Donalds received 10 donations within 90 days of stock trades from overlapping interests, totaling $37,301,827. Notable donors include BYRON DONALDS VICTORY FUND. While donation-trade proximity does not prove quid pro quo, the pattern warrants scrutiny under the STOCK Act's framework. Records suggest temporal correlation between financial contributions and trading activity in related sectors.

#4Contract ConflictNeeds corroboration

5 Potential Government Contract Conflicts

Name matching between government contracts and Byron Donalds's trading activity identified 5 potential overlap(s). These matches suggest the member may have traded in companies receiving federal contracts. - Contract: HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INC (Department of Defense, $51,189,205,263) — Member traded V on 2025-04-10
- Contract: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Department of Energy, $40,613,251,292) — Member traded V on 2025-04-10
- Contract: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE (Department of Energy, $35,295,675,219) — Member traded V on 2025-04-10
- Contract: SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS LLC (Department of Energy, $26,293,775,062) — Member traded V on 2025-04-10
- Contract: HEALTH NET FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC (Department of Defense, $23,493,303,927) — Member traded V on 2025-04-10 Note: Name matching is approximate. Further investigation is needed to confirm actual connections between contract recipients and traded companies.

#5Insider Trading SignalProbable

2 Trades Overlapping with Corporate Insider Activity

Byron Donalds made 2 stock trade(s) within 30 days of corporate insider transactions in the same ticker(s). This temporal overlap between congressional and corporate insider trading activity is notable. Overlapping trades:
- ABT: Congress sale on 2025-12-04, Insider form4 on 2025-12-12 (Salvadori Daniel Gesua Sive (CIK 0001620564))
- ABT: Congress sale on 2025-12-04, Insider form4 on 2025-12-12 (Salvadori Daniel Gesua Sive (CIK 0001620564)) This pattern does not prove information sharing but represents a statistical anomaly worthy of further examination.

Methodology & Disclosure

This dossier was generated by CapitolExposed's analysis engines. All claims are derived from cross-referencing publicly available government records: STOCK Act filings, Senate lobbying disclosures (LDA), FEC campaign finance reports, Congressional voting records, ICIJ Offshore Leaks data, and FARA foreign agent registrations.

Conflict scoring: Each finding incorporates up to five weighted signals: committee jurisdiction overlap (30%), vote timing proximity (25%), lobbying connections (20%), donation connections (15%), and trade size anomaly (10%).

Important: CapitolExposed does not allege wrongdoing. Findings reflect statistical patterns in public data, not legal conclusions. Offshore leak matches are name-based and may include false positives.

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