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Barre Seid
Tripp Lite founder; donated $1.6B to Marble Freedom Trust 2022
Tracked because Dark-money pack import. Source of the Marble Freedom Trust $1.6B transfer; the canonical dark-money mega-donor case study.
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Reclusive Chicago-area billionaire electronics-component magnate; founder of Tripp Lite. In 2021-2022, transferred 100% of his ownership in Tripp Lite to the Marble Freedom Trust (a Leonard Leo-aligned 501(c)(4)) - which then sold the company to Eaton Corp for approximately $1.6 BILLION. The transaction structure (stock transfer to c4 before sale) avoided capital gains tax on the founder side AND placed the proceeds in a politically-active dark-money vehicle, all legally. Largest known dark-money donation in US history.
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