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Russians Offered Business Deals to Brexit?s Biggest Backer

In related, more recent news, Alexander Lebedev has been sanctioned by Canada as one of Putin's inner circle, while the UK government has taken steps to protect him. NB. his son Evgeny was made a Lord by Boris Johnson against the advice of the security services.
Does it matter what Banks did or not do, other than legal and reputational consequences to himself?

He ran [a] campaign in the brexit referendum, much like the dozens of other campaigns all seeking to achieve there own objectives.

He did not run the officially recognised Leave campaign, that was Vote Leave under Cummings (not Leave.eu which he ran).

Vote Leave famously wanted nothing to do with Leave.eu.