Discussion: Vekrama Swami's Political Campaign Under Scrutiny Amid Financial Scandals and Manipulation
Vekrama Swami, a candidate for Ohio governor, is accused of profiting from a failed Alzheimer's drug and engaging in financial scams, according to an ad by his opponent Amy Akten. Swami's history of manipulating information online and pressure on executives to violate securities laws have added to the scrutiny of his political campaign.
Vekrama Swami, a candidate for governor of Ohio, has been accused of profiting from a failed Alzheimer's drug and engaging in financial scams. According to the allegations, he profited substantially from a drug he knew didn't work, making hundreds of millions of dollars scamming people like Amy Akten, who released a damning ad against him.
Swami's history of manipulating information about himself online also adds to the scrutiny of his political campaign. An editor was reportedly paid to change information about Swami on Wikipedia, and a former executive alleged that Swami pressured them to violate securities laws, leading to legal action.
The allegations against Swami, including his financial gain from a failed Alzheimer's drug and his manipulation of information, have significant implications for his political campaign. The ad released by Akten, which highlights these claims, has been described as one of the most devastating and vicious ads seen in the political landscape.
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Vekrama Swami, a candidate for governor of Ohio, has been accused of profiting from a failed Alzheimer's drug and engaging in financial scams.
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He profited substantially from a drug he knew didn't work, making hundreds of millions of dollars scamming people like Amy Akten, who released a damning ad against him.
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Ramaswamy profited substantially off failed Alzheimer's drug.
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He pushed an Alzheimer's drug that he knew didn't work.
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He made hundreds of millions of dollars scamming people like me.
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People tend to forget this about Vivek Ramaswami, but his backstory is the sketchiest shit I've ever seen, okay?
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There was a company that he was a part of or the owner of even, uh, axe event, I believe, and he heavily promoted this Alzheimer's drug.
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According to reporting, he knew the Alzheimer's drug was trash, okay?
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They even like faked results about it, you know, potentially working and sort of hyped it up and raised a lot of money based off that knowing they were lying all along.
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And then the stock collapsed more than $1.3 billion in a day and apparently he structured the company and sold shares so he personally profited while almost everybody else lost money.
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He was like in on that shit.
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He's basically a total, he's a
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An editor was reportedly paid to change information about Swami on Wikipedia.
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A former executive alleged that Swami pressured them to violate securities laws, leading to legal action.
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He hired an editor and paid an editor to continue to change the information about him on Wikipedia because he had received a Soros scholarship or something like that.
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He paid somebody to like lie
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He would pressure them to violate securities laws and then he retaliated against her when she wouldn't violate securities law
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A federal judge looked into this and allowed some of the claims to proceed just recently in 2026.
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The guy has got a fucking track record man
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The allegations against Swami, including his financial gain from a failed Alzheimer's drug and his manipulation of information, have significant implications for his political campaign.
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The ad released by Akten, which highlights these claims, has been described as one of the most devastating and vicious ads seen in the political landscape.
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It says on screen, Ramaswamy profited substantially off failed Alzheimer's drug.
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I just would like my wife back.
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Mr. Ramaswamy, you don't give it damn about anybody.
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I just hope at some point realizes the damage he's done.
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You might have to just resign after that.
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So there was a company that he was a part of or the owner of even, uh, axe event, I believe, and he heavily promoted this Alzheimer's drug.
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He's up against a Democrat by the name of Amy Akten and she just released an ad and I'm not kidding when I say this is probably one of the single most devastating and vicious and brutal ads I've ever seen in my life.
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Swami's history of manipulating information about himself online also adds to the scrutiny of his political campaign.
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Kyle Kulinski
