In Reply to: ackman confirms he WILL pay shooters dad reward posted by russsmith on September 16, 2025 at 16:07:16
In a social-media post following Robinson’s arrest, once it came to light that his father turned him in, Ackman said he still planned on paying the reward “if it is earned to whomever the FBI indicates provided the information that led to Tyler’s arrest.”
While questions remained around the eligibility of Matt Robinson to receive the reward, billionaire Bill Ackman noted on X that Matt can get the bounty. He said in a post on X that "the rewards need to be paid even if the recipient is a crook or worse. The FBI and other parties who announced rewards did not make any statement on this issue.
Bill Ackman said: A number of people have reached out and/or posted expressing concern that Tyler Robinson’s father may collect a $1.2m reward for turning in his son, which inspires a few thoughts."
"First, in order for rewards to be effective in finding criminals, the rewards need to be paid even if the recipient is a crook or worse," he added. "That said, in this case, if Tyler’s father is found to have been involved or otherwise acted negligently in contributing to Charlie’s death, civil litigation or criminal prosecution will reverse any unjust compensation."