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The founder of Citadel, the hedge fund and financial services behemoth, has hit Democratic Governor JB Pritzker on rising crime. Griffin's critics call these investments and holdings "hypocritical."
Investment tycoon Ken Griffin has blamed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for rising crime, calling his response to Chicago’s violence a “disgrace.” Critics say that rhetoric is “hypocritical” given Griffin’s firms’ stock portfolios.
Griffin’s hedge fund and market-maker firm reported more than $86 million in investments and holdings in such companies as of December. A company spokesman says Griffin doesn’t choose Citadel’s stock holdings.
The billionaire Tesla boss says his criticism of the government has drawn "unrelenting investigation".
The billionaire Tesla boss says his criticism of the government has drawn "unrelenting investigation".